Bungei, Josephat
Ouma, Collins
Zhong, Daibin
Oyweri, Job
Lee, Ming-Chieh
Zhou, Guofa
Atieli, Harrysone
Githure, John
Wang, Chloe
Yan, Guiyun
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health (U19AI129326 and D43TW001505)
Article History
Received: 7 May 2025
Accepted: 5 September 2025
First Online: 1 October 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study was granted by the Maseno University Scientific and Ethics Review Committee (MUSERC) (Reference Numbers: MUSERC/01397/24 & MUERC/00660/19), and a research license was issued by the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) (Reference Number: 219416). In compliance with research ethics, the study sought written informed consent from adult participants and guardians in the case of children, permitted them to volunteer in their participation, and assured them of the confidentiality and privacy of their collected data.
: All authors consented to this publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.