Kinoshita, Takuya
Espino, Fe http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1690-1711
Bunagan, Raymart
Lim, Dodge
Daga, Chona
Parungao, Sabrina
Balderian, Aileen
Micu, Katherine
Laborera, Rutchel
Basilio, Ramon
Inobaya, Marianette
Baquilod, Mario
Dy, Melecio
Chiba, Hitoshi
Matsumoto, Takehiro
Nakayama, Takeo
Kita, Kiyoshi
Hirayama, Kenji
Funding for this research was provided by:
Nagasaki University
Article History
Received: 19 October 2023
Accepted: 20 January 2024
First Online: 8 February 2024
Declarations
:
: This study was approved by the Ethical Committee of Nagasaki University (NU_TMGH_2023_258_1) and the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Research Institute of Tropical Medicine (ID# 2022–25).
: Measures have been taken by the authors to de-identify the matched case and remove details to the extent possible. The authors have also sought advice from the RITM IRB on the matter and the decision of the Board (minutes of the meeting is attached to the cover letter of this submission) was that the final decision on whether consent to publish is required be with the Editor.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.