Smit, Andeliza
Mandara, Stephen
Dlamkile, Zinathi
Morar-Leather, Darshana
Bosman, Anna-Mari
Neves, Luis
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Pretoria
Article History
Received: 11 December 2024
Accepted: 23 March 2025
First Online: 10 April 2025
Declarations
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: This project was approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of the University of Pretoria (AEC v012-17). Permission was obtained from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa (Section 20: Reference no. 12/11/1/1/8). Authorisation to collect the ticks was obtained from the Division of Veterinary Service, Government of Zimbabwe and ticks were couriered to the Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort Campus (Permit Number: 13/1/1/30/2/0-201711000.677).
: The authors declare no competing interests.