Ramírez, Olga Lucia Herrán http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4783-0269
Santos, Huarrisson Azevedo http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8218-3626
Paulino, Patrícia Gonzaga http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9326-7609
van der Meer, Carolina Soares http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4930-4537
Bautista, José Luis Rodríguez http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9407-171X
Delgado, Ingrid Lorena Jaramillo http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9110-1242
Obando, Juliana González http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8211-978X
Garcia, Rene Ramirez http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8026-174X
da Costa Angelo, Isabele http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3698-8340
Funding for this research was provided by:
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (001)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (310819/2018-0)
Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Article History
Received: 21 April 2021
Accepted: 3 October 2021
First Online: 17 November 2021
Declarations
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: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
: This study involved a questionnaire-based survey of farmers as well as blood sampling from their animals. The study protocol was assessed and approved by Human Research Ethics Committee (CEP Approval number 1.243/18) from Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ). The study has been approved by the Ethics Committee for Animal Use (CICUA Approval number AE-028/ Acta 043301120) from CES University.
: Participants signed the informed consent agreement for animal blood sampling as well as for the related survey questions. The collection of blood samples was carried out by veterinarians adhering to the regulations and guidelines on animal welfare and biosecurity.
: Not applicable.