Siria, Doreen J.
Batista, Elis P. A.
Opiyo, Mercy A.
Melo, Elizangela F.
Sumaye, Robert D.
Ngowo, Halfan S.
Eiras, Alvaro E.
Okumu, Fredros O.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Wellcome Trust (Grant WT102350/Z/13/Z)
Article History
Received: 6 January 2018
Accepted: 26 March 2018
First Online: 11 April 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The experiments were conducted as part of a larger study on residual vector populations in rural Tanzania, where mosquito colonies are maintained for various semi-field experiments. The written consent was provided to the human volunteer where he was made aware of the study objectives, benefits, risks and possible outcomes involved in his participation. The volunteer was aged 21 years and above, was also diagnosed for malaria parasites before being enrolled in the study, using rapid malaria diagnostic tests (mRDT). Adequate training on experimental procedures was given to the volunteer. Chemoprophylaxis and medical supervision was also offered by trained clinical officer according to Tanzania guidelines on prevention and treatment of malaria [CitationRef removed]. For artificial feeding, bovine blood was collected from cows by a veterinarian. Ethical approval was granted by Ifakara Health Institute (IHI/IRB/No:06-2016), and the National Institute of Medical Research, Tanzania (NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol.IX/2218).
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