Ocampo Alvarado, Juan Carlos https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9353-7581
Mueller, Judith E. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0797-9971
Dussault, Josée https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7434-2159
Funding for this research was provided by:
Institut Pasteur
Article History
Received: 6 February 2025
Accepted: 29 August 2025
First Online: 15 September 2025
Declarations
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: This study was deemed exempt by the Institut Pasteur Institutional Review Board (Paris, N° IRB00006966) on October 2023. Under 45 CFR 46.104(d)(2)(i) and (ii), aligning with international standards, formal submission to the Committee for the Protection of Persons (CPP) was not required, as the study posed minimal risk, collected no sensitive personal or biomedical data, and participation involved no identifiers, interventions, or foreseeable harm. Participants read the study information and consented to participate before starting the questionnaire. Thus, freely-given, informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Data collection and management were performed in adherence to international research ethics (Helsinki Declaration) and data protection (GDPR).
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: The authors declare no competing interests.