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Authors
Wilhelm, Caroline https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7378-1315
Schwaha, Thomas https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0526-6791
Rubio-García, Ana https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7385-8671
Taubert, Anja https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8649-1020
Hermosilla, Carlos https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4550-8492
Ebmer, David https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8300-9702
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Funding for this research was provided by:
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
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Received: 11 September 2025
Accepted: 27 February 2026
First Online: 23 March 2026
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Lice samples used in this study were exclusively taken non-invasively while routine medical procedures in two authorized seal rescue stations, the Seal Centre Pieterburen (Netherlands) and Seal Centre Friedrichskoog (Germany). At Seal Centre Pieterburen, the parasites were sampled in accordance with authorization of the government of the Netherlands (permission IDs FF/75/2012/015).
