Jeang, Brook
Zhong, Daibin
Lee, Ming-Chieh
Atieli, Harrysone
Yewhalaw, Delenasaw
Yan, Guiyun
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (F31AI164846, U19AI129326, U19AI129326, U19AI129326, U19AI129326, U19AI129326)
Fogarty International Center (D43TW001505, D43TW001505, D43TW001505)
Article History
Received: 29 September 2023
Accepted: 30 November 2023
First Online: 29 January 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the institutional review boards of the University of California, Irvine; Maseno University, Kenya; and Jimma University Institute of Health, Ethiopia. For all studies, approval was first received from the division offices of the Ministry of Health. Written informed consent/ assent was then obtained from all consenting heads of households and for everyone who was willing to participate. All dried blood spot samples were de-identified. For schoolchildren dynamics studies, permission was received from school administrators. Assent was obtained from all students who were willing to participate in the surveys. Individuals who were unwilling to participate were excluded from all studies. Participants harbouring asymptomatic infections were not treated with antimalarials. Symptomatic volunteers were referred to local health facilities for diagnosis and treatment free of charge, in accordance with national policies.
: All authors declare that they have no competing interests.