Sebatta, Deborah Ekusai
Alexander, Sarah
Rek, John
Zedi, Maato
Arinaitwe, Emmanuel
Johnson, Mallory O.
Nankabirwa, Joaniter I.
Kamya, Moses R.
Dorsey, Grant
Krezanoski, Paul J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
NIH (PJK; K23AI139364)
Article History
Received: 9 May 2025
Accepted: 27 October 2025
First Online: 28 November 2025
Declarations
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: The research was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. All study procedures were approved by Institutional Review Board (IRB) committees at the University of California San Francisco, the Vector Control Division of the Ugandan Ministry of Health and the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology. Assent was provided by children aged 8 to 17 years and their parents/guardians consented on their behalf. Participants were informed that their decision to take part in the study was voluntary. The consent forms were kept under key and lock. To ensure confidentiality, all participant identifying information was removed.
: There are no individually identifiable respondent data in this manuscript. All authors reviewed approved the final manuscript and consented to submission for publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.