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EV Emilia Vynnycky
SM Shinsuke Miyano
KK Katsuhiro Komase
YM Yoshio Mori
MT Makoto Takeda
TK Tomomi Kitamura
AX Anonh Xeuatvongsa
MH Masahiko Hachiya
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Ethical considerations for the collection of the data used in this study are described in4 and briefly summarised here. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. To ensure compliance with survey procedures, team members were trained and supervised by national government staff from the National Immunization Programme, National Centre for Laboratory and Epidemiology, the Ministry of Health and provincial health officers, Lao PDR. All experimental protocols were approved by the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (Japan, NCGM-G-001459–00), the ethics committee of the Ministry of Health (Lao PDR, 025-NECHR), and the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (Japan, NIID-494). Written informed consent was obtained from all selected participants. When participants were aged <15 years, they were explained the survey objectives and procedures according to their level of understanding, and informed consent was obtained from their parents or legal guardians.

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