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Article History

Received: 11 August 2017

Accepted: 29 January 2018

First Online: 20 February 2018

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The study has been approved by the Gambia Government/MRC Joint Ethics Committee (SCC 1488, 20 July 2016). Information about the trial, approved by the local ethics committee, will be delivered to potential study participants in their preferred local language by trained members of the study team. Participants or compounds retain the right to withdraw participation at any point in the course of the trial without prejudice to the quality of health that they are entitled to receive from the VHW or health facility. Consent to participate, receive DP, and have blood sampled has been obtained from residents of villages.

: All authors reviewed the final draft of the manuscript and agreed on the content and format for publication.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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