Govella, Nicodem J. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5460-9629
Johnson, Paul C. D.
Killeen, Gerry F.
Ferguson, Heather M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Wellcome Trust (Research Training Fellowship for Public Health and Tropical Medicine (102368/Z/13/Z)
UKRI-Medical Research Council (under the African Research Leaders and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development office (FCDO) under the MRC/FCDO concordant agreement (MR/T008873/1)
AXA Research Chair
Article History
Received: 20 December 2022
Accepted: 7 August 2023
First Online: 16 August 2023
Declarations
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: Prior to research commencing, approval for the study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania (IHI/IRB/No. 16-2014), and Medical Research Coordination Committee of the National Institute of Medical Research in Tanzania (NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol.IX/1925). Meetings were held with local leaders in the village where the study was based, heads of households where mosquitoes were collected, and volunteers involved in collections, to explain the aims, advantages and potential risks of participating. Written informed consent was obtained from heads of households and volunteers participating in mosquito collections by HLC. All volunteers conducting HLCs were provided with malaria prophylaxis (Malarone®) during participation [CitationRef removed], and screened for malaria parasites by rapid diagnostic test) before and after participation. Participants involved in arm feeding of mosquitoes were first screened to ensure they were malaria parasite free and then received malaria prophylaxis (Malarone®) during experiments to protect them from infection and/or infecting mosquitoes [CitationRef removed]. The study site was located close to a health clinic to facilitate rapid reporting and treatment of any malaria-related or other adverse events. No participants tested positive for malaria or reported any adverse effects from prophylaxis or any other procedure. Approval for publication was obtained from the Medical Research Coordination Committee of the National Institute of Medical Research in Tanzania.
: The authors declare that no competing interests exist.