Rathnayake, Sameera
Chandrasena, Nilmini https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2010-7636
Wijerathna, Tharaka
Mallawarachchi, Harendra
Gunathilaka, Nayana
Article History
Received: 17 January 2022
Accepted: 16 May 2022
First Online: 26 May 2022
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance for the study was obtained from the Ethics Review Committees of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka (P/108/09/2016) and Medical Research Institute, Colombo (40/2016). Approval was obtained from relevant Provincial Directors (Southern and Northwestern) of animal production and health and divisional veterinary officers. Informed written consent was obtained from the veterinary surgeon of Non-Government Organization, Dog Care Clinic e.V.
: The authors declare no competing interests.