Hassan, Farouk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6588-3866
Türkyılmaz, Süheyla https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1363-4534
El-Mahdy, Taghrid S. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2315-6801
Funding for this research was provided by:
Helwan University
Article History
Received: 5 February 2026
Accepted: 9 March 2026
First Online: 31 March 2026
Declarations
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: Ocular swab samples were submitted to the Microbiology Department Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aydın Adnan Menderes University for routine diagnostic purposes. No experimental animals were used and no additional sampling was performed for research. In accordance with Article 8(o) of the ADU-HADYEK Directive, diagnostic/therapeutic clinical procedures are not subject to ethical approval; therefore, ADU-HADYEK confirmed that ethics approval was not required for this study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.