Naserrudin, Nurul Athirah
Jiee, Sam Froze
Habil, Bobby
Jantim, Anisah
Mohamed, Ahmad Firdaus Bin
Dony, Jiloris Julian Frederick
Ibrahim, Siti Syarifah Akma
Fornace, Kimberly M.
Hassan, Mohd Rohaizat
Jeffree, Mohammad Saffree
Hod, Rozita
Culleton, Richard
Ahmed, Kamruddin
Funding for this research was provided by:
Wellcome Trust and Royal Society (221963/Z/20/Z)
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (AM 18006)
Article History
Received: 25 July 2023
Accepted: 29 August 2023
First Online: 3 October 2023
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Medical Ethics and Research Committee, Ministry of Health Malaysia (NMRR-21-170-58248). The study protocol was registered under the National Medical Research Registry. All procedures were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines, protocols, and regulations of the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. Samples were collected as part of outbreak investigation and control measures, oral informed consents were obtained from all patients and guardians of the children. All information was kept anonymous.
: Written informed consent for the publication of figures was obtained from individuals who photographed the photos. Written infomed consent for the publication of patient’s details was obtained from the respective individuals, who agreed to the usage of identifiers.
: There is no competing interest to declare.