Colangelo, Paolo
Di Civita, Marika
Bento, Carlos M.
Franchini, Paolo
Meyer, Axel
Orel, Nadiya
das Neves, Luis C. B. G.
Mulandane, Fernando C.
Almeida, Joao S.
Senczuk, Gabriele
Pilla, Fabio
Sabatelli, Simone http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8282-7882
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universität Konstanz
Article History
Received: 30 October 2023
Accepted: 1 February 2024
First Online: 4 March 2024
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the research and training committee of the projects AID 11096 “Training in Biodiversity and Biotechnology for sustainable development” and BioForMoz AID 12089 “Support for Environmental Research”, funded by the Italian Development Cooperation Agency, in collaboration with the Natural History Museum of Maputo, Biotechnology Center of the E. Mondlane University of Maputo, Mozambique, the Department of Biology and Biotechnologies “Charles Darwin” Sapienza University of Rome and CNR-IRET, Italy. The research protocol of this study has been reviewed and approved by the Scientific Board of the Biotechnology Centre, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique: CB-UEM/COMETH 007 /2017. It complies with the OIE-World Organisation for Animal Health, requirements regarding animal experimentation, care, and welfare. The blood samples used in this study are stored at the BioBank of the Natural History Museum of Maputo (NHM-UEM) and at the Biotechnology Centre of the Eduardo Mondlane University (CB-UEM), Maputo, Mozambique. Blood samples were collected during past veterinary operations within the Gorongosa National Park (research permit: PNG/DSCi/C156/2019) and from animals immobilized under the mandate granted by the National Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC) to the vet team of the Mozambique Wildlife Alliance (MWA) in accordance with Mozambican legislation.
: Not applicable.
: The author(s) declare no competing interests.