Community-based mpox and sexually transmitted disease surveillance using discarded condoms in the global south
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- DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00514-0
Community-based mpox and sexually transmitted disease surveillance using discarded condoms in the global south
Conflict of interest statement
DLW was supported by Balvi Filantropic Fund, Barry Satz and Ronald Satz Memorial Fund and Chulalongkorn University (Second Century Fund- C2F Postdoctoral Fellowship), University of Western Australia (Overseas Research Experience Fellowship) and Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamagata, Japan (Clinical Residency Fellowship). CM was supported by the Centre of Excellence in Mathematics, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Thailand, Center of Excellence on Medical Biotechnology, and Thailand Center of Excellence in Physics. AKi is a Rothwell Family Fellow. The funder(s) had no role in study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the article for publication. All other authors declare no competing interests. The data supporting the findings of this study are available within this paper and its additional information. All genome sequences and associated metadata in this study are published in GISAID's EpiCoV database under the mpox category (accession numbers are given in the appendix). The institutional review board at Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamagata, Japan, waived ethical approval for this work as it determined that our project is exempt under the type of environmental surveillance study. We, the authors of this paper, embrace inclusive, diverse, and equitable conduct of research. Our team comprises individuals who self-identify as underrepresented ethnic minorities, gender minorities, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and individuals living with disabilities. We actively promote gender balance in our reference list while maintaining scientific relevance. We thank all the volunteers, entertainment venue staff, and sanitary workers who kindly supported the sample collection. Also, thanks to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Thailand for technical support and the previous Chargé d'Affaires of the United States of America to Thailand (U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand) for facilitating collaboration with the CDC and Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences. We also thank the LGBTQIA+ community in Indonesia, Madagascar, Myanmar, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Mozambique, Pakistan, Viet Nam, Sri Lanka, India, Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Timor-Leste, Nepal, Maldives for generously supporting sample collection, TEDxChiangMai team for facilitating a platform for collaboration, and marginalised, vulnerable indigenous communities in Indonesia, Madagascar, Myanmar, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Mozambique, Pakistan, Viet Nam, Sri Lanka, India, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Timor-Leste, Nepal, and the Maldives for supporting sample collection. Special thanks to Nuttawut Kietchaiyakorn for helping with the illustrations. Editorial note: The Lancet Group takes a neutral position with respect to territorial claims in published maps.
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