Amare, Gashaw Azanaw
Mekonnen, Gebeyaw Getnet
Kassa, Mekibib
Addisu, Ayenew
Kendie, Desalegn Adane
Tegegne, Banchamlak
Abera, Adugna
Tadesse, Dagimawie
Getahun, Seid
Wondmagegn, Yenesew Mihret
Merdekios, Behailu
Asres, Mezgebu Silamsaw
van Griensven, Johan
Van der Auwera, Gert
van Henten, Saskia
Pareyn, Myrthe
Funding for this research was provided by:
Directorate-General development cooperation and Humanitarian Aid (Framework agreement 4 - Ethiopia, Framework agreement 4 - Ethiopia, Framework agreement 4 - Ethiopia, Framework agreement 4 - Ethiopia, Framework agreement 4 - Ethiopia)
Article History
Received: 19 July 2023
Accepted: 15 November 2023
First Online: 16 December 2023
Declarations
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: This research has been performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp (ref. 1494/21), the University Hospital Antwerp (ref. 21/24/270) and the ethical review committee of the School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Ethiopia (ref. SBMLS/2853/13). Support letters and permission were obtained from Amhara Regional Health Bureau and directors of the respective hospitals and leishmaniasis centers as well. For samples and pictures that were collected from CL patients in previously conducted studies (clinicaltrials.gov NCT03837431 and NCT04004754), patients provided written consent for secondary research on their samples.
: Not applicable.
: The author(s) declare(s) that they have no competing interests.