Rana, Ramakanta
Khan, Nikhat
Sandeepta, Sonali
Pati, Sanghamitra
Das, Aparup
Bal, Madhusmita
Ranjit, Manoranjan
Funding for this research was provided by:
Indian Council of Medical Research , India, Senior Research Fellowship (Fellowship/25/2018-ECD-II Dated 29/07/2018)
Article History
Received: 16 September 2022
Accepted: 25 November 2022
First Online: 24 December 2022
Declarations
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: The Institutional Human Ethics Committee of the ICMR-RMRC Bhubaneswar has approved the study. Before the enrolment, the purpose of the study was explained to the participants in the local language, and verbal consent was obtained for blood sample collection and testing. One consent from the adult patient (above18 year age) and consent for children less than 18-year age from their parents or head of the house hold members in case of no parents, as per ICMR guidelines; written informed consent was obtained from patients or the parents/guardians of children prior to blood collection.
: Not applicable.
: The authors have no competing interest to declare.