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Amambo, Glory Ngongeh
Abong, Raphael Awah
Fombad, Fanny Fri
Njouendou, Abdel Jelil
Nietcho, Franck
Beng, Amuam Andrew
Manuel, Ritter
Esum, Mathias Eyong
Deribe, Kebede
Cho, Jerome Fru
Enyong, Peter Ivo
Poole, Catherine
Hoerauf, Achim
Carlow, Clotilde
Wanji, Samuel https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0022-8366
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Article History
Received: 22 July 2020
Accepted: 30 November 2020
First Online: 6 January 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study protocol, as a work package attached to the following studies [, ], received ethical approval from the Cameroon National Ethics Committee (2019/10/1192/CE/CNERSH/SP). The objective of the study was explained to the trained collectors, and informed consent was obtained from all participants. Measures were taken to minimize the health risk of microfilaraemic volunteers, workers and neighbouring inhabitants as the flies were stored in properly closed tubes and kept in a standard insectarium with protective doors and windows. Furthermore, volunteers with low and high microfilariae in the blood were treated with albendazole after the catching session. They were also given antihistamine (dexamethasone) to prevent itches as a result of the bites.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
