Elsohaby, Ibrahim
Zubair, Muhammad
Baqar, Zulqarnain
Ma, Sin Yi
Woodhouse, Fiona
Gray, Jane
Almendros, Angel
Beatty, Julia A.
Barrs, Vanessa R.
Funding for this research was provided by:
CityU Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Grant (7020091)
CityU Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Grant (7020091)
Article History
Received: 17 June 2025
Accepted: 11 May 2026
First Online: 14 May 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of City University of Hong Kong (Ref. no.: AN-STA-00000193). Written and verbal consent was obtained from owners of privately-owned dogs and cats. For community cats, a sampling license was granted by the Health Department, Government of the Hong Kong SAR (Ref. no.: 23–257).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.