Emukule, Gideon O.
Ndegwa, Linus K.
Washington, Michael L.
Paget, John W.
Duque, Jazmin
Chaves, Sandra S.
Otieno, Nancy A.
Wamburu, Kabura
Ndigirigi, Irene W.
Muthoka, Philip M.
van der Velden, Koos
Mott, Joshua A.
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First Online: 10 May 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The manuscript contains a sub-heading titled “Ethical considerations” which gives the name of the ethics committees that reviewed this study and the appropriate reference numbers, and also explains the consenting of study subjects. The KEMRI Ethical Review Committee (KEMRI SSC-2492) and Institutional Review Board of U.S CDC (CDC IRB # 6539) approved this study. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants or caretakers/guardians of all minors prior to enrolment in the study and sample collection.
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