Bagali, Faraz Malek
Rezaverdinejad, Mahdi
Khademi, Farzad
Esmaeili Moghaddam, Ali
Heidari, Zahra
Article History
Received: 16 March 2026
Accepted: 23 April 2026
First Online: 2 June 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences (Ethical approval code: IR.ARUMS.MEDICINE.REC.1405.012, tracking code: 404000873). All procedures involving animals were conducted in accordance with relevant institutional and international guidelines for animal welfare. The animals were sourced from rural areas and were privately owned. Informed consent was obtained from all animal owners before sample collection.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.