Samarawickrama, Gangi R.
Fernando, Deepani D.
Nguyen, Tam Hong
Okano, Satomi
Hartel, Gunter
Jones, Malcolm K.
Fischer, Katja
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia (1154805)
Article History
Received: 10 April 2025
Accepted: 20 November 2025
First Online: 5 December 2025
Declarations
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: Skin crusts samples required for the experiments were obtained from the porcine scabies model maintained at the Queensland Animal Science Precinct (QASP) – University of Queensland (UQ), Gatton. The study was approved by the UQ and QIMRB Animal Ethics Committees, 2021/AE001015 and QIMR P630. Animal handling, care and the procedures involved in this study were followed according to the Animal Care and Protection Act and in compliance with the Australian code of practice for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes, outlined by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
: The authors declare no competing interests.