Hutchinson, Alison http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1535-4154
Roberts, David L. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5533-1013
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Kent (2018)
Article History
Received: 6 June 2019
Revised: 23 March 2020
Accepted: 30 March 2020
First Online: 16 April 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: All authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: Permission for the collection of animal specimens was granted by the South African Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries under Section 20 of the Animal Diseases Act (reference: 12/11/1/8). Field procedures were approved by the University of Kent Ethics Committee (reference: 5-PGT-17/18). TOPS Annexure 1 (reference: 04302) and CPF6 (reference: 0135) research permits for the collection and transport of samples were granted by the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.