Mahenge, Herieth H.
Muyaga, Letus L.
Nkya, Joel D.
Kafwenji, Andrew D.
Mwalugelo, Yohana A.
Kahamba, Najat F.
Ngowo, Halfan S.
Kaindoa, Emmanuel W.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ifakara Health Institute (Ref.# IHI/TC/BAG/2021/146)
Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA),CARTA is jointly led by the African by the Carnegie Corporation of New York (G-19-57145)
Sida (54100113)
Uppsala Monitoring Center, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), and by the Wellcome Trust (107768/Z/15/Z)
NIHR–Wellcome Trust Partnership for Global Health Research International Training Fellowship (216448/Z/19/Z)
Article History
Received: 30 August 2023
Accepted: 24 July 2024
First Online: 2 August 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the institutional review board of Ifakara Health Institute (Ref: IHI/IRB/No: 13-2022) and from the Medical Research Coordinating Committee (MRCC) at the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) (Ref: NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol. IX/3353). The consent of publication this manuscript was obtained from the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) (Ref. No. BD.242/437/01/23). Written permission to conduct study was obtained from local leaders in each village whereby the purpose, procedure and benefits of the study were clearly explained. Verbal and written informed consents were obtained from community members who assisted to sample aquatic predators and mosquito larvae.
: The authors declare no competing interests.