Ethics approval and consent to participate
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The study received the approval (ESP/CE/061/2016) from the ethics committee of the School of Public Health of the University of Kinshasa, DRC. After a detailed explanation of the purpose of the study, written informed consent was obtained from parents or guardian and mosquito collectors. All febrile participants received an antipyretic and those with a positive RDT were treated according to national treatment guidelines.