ElTahir, Yasmin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0246-826X
Al-Farsi, Anfal
Al-Marzooqi, Waleed
Al-Toobi, Alghalya
M. Gaafar, Osman
Jay, Maryne
Corde, Yannick
Bose, Shekar
Al-Hamrashdi, Abeer
Al-Kharousi, Kaadhia
Rajamony, Sunil
Asi, Muhammed Nadeem
Al-Saqri, Nasseb
AlBusaidi, Rudaina
I Elshafie, Elshafie
H. Johnson, Eugene
Funding for this research was provided by:
Sultan Qaboos University (SR/ANVS/01/14)
Article History
Received: 15 October 2018
Accepted: 16 September 2019
First Online: 28 October 2019
Change Date: 24 March 2020
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: The original article [1] incorrectly presents final author, Eugene H. Johnson���s name incorrectly whereby middle initial, ���H.��� is mistakenly presented as a Family Name.
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was not an experimental study on animals and therefore approval by the animal ethical committee at Sultan Qaboos University was not needed. The study did not involve endangered or protected species.IRB approval is deemed unnecessary according to national regulations. Permission was obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries before blood collection.A verbal consent was obtained from all farmers. In each village, a meeting was held with the community members to explain the purpose of the study. Farmers were not forced to participate in the survey, nor donate blood from their animals. Name, region and village of the farmers were registered.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.