Daigle, Laurence
Khalid, Hattaw
Gagnon, Carl A.
Arsenault, Julie
Bienzle, Dorothee
Bisson, Sarah-Kim
Blais, Marie-Claude
Denis-Robichaud, José
Forest, Caroline
Grenier St-Sauveur, Valérie
Koszegi, Marika
MacNicol, Jennifer
Nantel-Fortier, Nicolas
Nury, Charlotte
Prystajecky, Natalie
Fraser, Erin
Carabin, Hélène
Aenishaenslin, Cécile
Funding for this research was provided by:
Public Health Agency of Canada
Article History
Received: 26 February 2024
Accepted: 19 June 2024
First Online: 9 July 2024
Declarations
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: All procedures were approved by the research ethics committee of the Université de Montréal and the University of British Columbia, for humans (Qc: certificate CERSES-20-149-D; BC: certificate #H20-03452), and for animals (Qc: certificate CEUA 20-Rech-2091; BC: certificate A20-0268-A002). All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. Each pet owner submitted informed consent to use their animal and to participate in this study, and completed the proper documentation.This study is reported as per the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology – veterinary (STROBE-Vet) guidelines (Supplementary material: Checklist – ).
: Not applicable.
: The co-author JDR was hired as an independent researcher for her contribution to this project. All authors declare no conflict of interest.