Funding for this research was provided by:
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Article History
Received: 9 May 2025
Accepted: 30 December 2025
First Online: 8 February 2026
Declarations
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: This investigation adhered strictly to the guidelines for ethical animal research in South Africa and was conducted with approval from the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Animal Research Ethics Committee (AREC/00005619/2023).
: The authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the context of this article.