Maritz-Olivier, Christine
Ferreira, Mariëtte
Olivier, Nicholas A.
Crafford, Jan
Stutzer, Christian
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Pretoria
Article History
Received: 13 June 2023
Accepted: 9 September 2023
First Online: 27 September 2023
Declarations
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: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
: Ethical clearance was granted for the acquisition and rearing of ticks, as well as to study the effect of vaccination by the University of Pretoria Animal Ethics Committee (Project numbers: EC036-13) and from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (Section 20 of the Animal Diseases Act 1984, Reference number: 12/11/1/8/1). Publication of the findings were approved by both regulatory bodies.