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: 18 August 2025
Accepted: 15 December 2025
First Online: 19 December 2025
Declarations
:
: The Maseno University Scientific and Ethics Review Committee (MUSERC) approved the study (MUSERC/01397/24, MUERC/00660/19), and the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) provided the research license (No. 219416). A consent form was administered to adult participants and guardians of minors to obtain written informed consent or assent. The dried blood spot samples were coded to protect the identities of all the study participants and ensure the confidentiality and privacy of the collected data.
: All authors consented to this publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.