Oba, Peter http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4374-286X
Wieland, Barbara http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4020-9186
Mwiine, Frank N. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8434-4710
Erume, Joseph http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6707-1012
Dione, Michel M. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7812-5776
Funding for this research was provided by:
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (91672538)
Article History
Received: 3 November 2022
Accepted: 13 February 2023
First Online: 22 February 2023
Declarations
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: This study involved a questionnaire-based survey of farmers as well as blood and fecal sampling of pigs. The study protocol was assessed and approved by the institutional review board (IRB no. SBLS/REC/18/008) of Makerere University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB), Uganda National Council of Science and Technology (UNCST reg no. A590), ILRI’s Institutional Research Ethics Committee (IREC no. IREC2018-23), and ILRI’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC2018-22). Pig sampling was done by trained veterinarians who adhered to ethical standards of animal welfare.
: Informed (written) consent was obtained from all research participants included in the study by signing consent forms (translated into a local language) given to them.
: The authors declare no competing interests.