Wu, Lindsey
Mwesigwa, Julia
Affara, Muna
Bah, Mamadou
Correa, Simon
Hall, Tom
Singh, Susheel K.
Beeson, James G.
Tetteh, Kevin K. A.
Kleinschmidt, Immo
D’Alessandro, Umberto
Drakeley, Chris
Funding for this research was provided by:
UK Medical Research Council (MR/J003999/1)
National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (1092789)
NHMRC Independent Research Institute Infrastructure Support Scheme
Victorian State Government Operational Infrastructure grant
Article History
Received: 6 June 2020
Accepted: 16 September 2020
First Online: 13 November 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was approved by the Gambia Government/MRC Joint Ethics Committee (SCC1318). Verbal consent was first obtained at village sensitisation meetings, followed by individual written informed consent for all participants. Parents/guardians provided written consent for children less than 17 years, and assent was obtained from children between 12 and 17 years.
: Not applicable
: All authors declare no competing interests.