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Article History

Received: 5 August 2024

Accepted: 24 April 2025

First Online: 7 May 2025

Declarations

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: We conducted this activity in response to a public health emergency. The Ugandan MoH authorized us to conduct the investigation. This activity was also reviewed by the US CDC and was conducted consistent with applicable federal law and CDC policy. § §See e.g., 45 C.F.R. part 46, 21 C.F.R. part 56; 42 U.S.C. § 241(d); 5 U.S.C. § 552a; 44 U.S.C. § 3501 et seq. The office of the Center for Global Health, US Center for Disease Control and Prevention determined that this activity was not human subject research and with its primary intent being for public health practice or disease control. We obtained administrative clearance conduct the activity from Kyotera District Local Government. We also sought administrative clearance from the respective local council one (LC 1) authorities where the outbreak occurred. LC 1 is the smallest administrative unit at the village level. We obtained written informed consent from all the respondents who took part in the activity. They indicated their consent by accepting the team to tick an appropriate box in kobo collect for consent before proceeding with the interviews. Participants were assured that their participation was voluntary and that there would be no negative consequences for declining or withdrawing from the activity. Data collected did not contain any individual personal identifiers and information was stored in password-protected computers, which were inaccessible by anyone outside the investigation.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.