Estruch, Josep https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7635-7434
Salas-Fajardo, Martha Y. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8953-8880
Calero-Bernal, Rafael https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2323-0135
Castro-Scholten, Sabrina https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8761-5945
García-Bocanegra, Ignacio https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3388-2604
Alzaga, Vanesa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7335-6353
Lavín, Santiago https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5655-588X
Rouco, Carlos https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1026-3253
Velarde, Roser https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3332-6405
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Article History
Received: 20 January 2025
Revised: 11 June 2025
Accepted: 25 July 2025
First Online: 6 August 2025
Declarations
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: No approval of research ethics committees was required for this study because procedures were conducted using samples taken from European brown hare carcasses submitted either for post-mortem examination at the Servei d’Ecopatologia de Fauna Salvatge (SEFaS) from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) within the Wildlife Passive surveillance programme of Catalonia (Spain), or during sampling campaings carried out by the regional government of Navarre.
: The authors declare no competing interests.