Koko, Victor S.
Skrip, Laura
Kumeh, Odell
Washington, Trokon
Diallo, Mamadou O.
Kafuko, Jessica
Inyang, Uwem
Ponce de León, Gabriel F.
Zhou, Zhiyong
Laird, Veronika R.
Zawolo, Jethro
Getahun, Birhanu
Harmon-Gray, Wahdae-mai
Plucinski, Mateusz
Schultz, Jonathan S.
Article History
Received: 4 May 2025
Accepted: 11 September 2025
First Online: 6 October 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the study protocol was obtained from the University of Liberia Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (UL-PIRE) Institutional Review Board (ULIRB) and was determined as non-research activity within the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (0900f3eb81e634a9). The study was registered on the US NIH Clinical Trials website (ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT06300970). Parents/guardians were informed of the study procedure, its benefits, potential risks, and gave written informed consent for their children to participate in the study prior to enrollment.
: All co-authors consent for the publication of the included results.
: The authors declare no competing interests.