Kuja, Josiah O.
Kanoi, Bernard N.
Balboa, Renzo F.
Shiluli, Clement
Maina, Michael
Waweru, Harrison
Gathii, Kimita
Mungai, Mary
Masika, Moses
Anzala, Omu
Mwau, Matilu
Clark, Taane G.
Waitumbi, John
Gitaka, Jesse
Funding for this research was provided by:
UKRI Global Effort on COVID-19 (GECO) Health Research (GEC2211; MR/V036890/1)
The African Academy of Sciences (SARSCoV2-4-20-010)
Article History
Received: 1 May 2022
Accepted: 19 August 2022
First Online: 1 September 2022
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Mount Kenya University Independent Ethical Review Committee (MKU/IERC/1811). Nasopharyngeal swab samples were collected from participants with their written informed consent after the nature and possible consequences of the study had been fully explained to them. All experiments and the use of human samples were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.