De Paepe, Elien
Nanyonjo, Gertrude
Vermandere, Heleen
Ssetaala, Ali
Degomme, Olivier
Funding for this research was provided by:
European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program (No 964418)
European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program (No 964418)
European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program (No 964418)
European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program (No 964418)
European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program (No 964418)
Article History
Received: 8 July 2025
Accepted: 7 October 2025
First Online: 10 November 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Uganda Virus Research Institute Research Ethics Committee (UVRI REC #874), the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST SS #2167) and Ghent University Hospital Ethics Committee (ONZ-2022-0161). Participation in the study was voluntary. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants, and confidentiality was maintained through data anonymization.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.