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Authors
Wood, Matthew R.
de Vries, J. Low
Epstein, Jonathan H.
Markotter, Wanda http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7550-0080
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Foundation (98339)
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (HDTRA12010025)
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Article History
Received: 4 March 2023
Accepted: 5 July 2023
First Online: 18 July 2023
Declarations
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: All procedures were performed in accordance with ethical approval obtained from the University of Pretoria Faculty of Health Science Research Ethics Committee and the Faculty of Veterinary Science Animal Ethics Committee with the clearance numbers AEC—254/2020 and AEC—552/2020. Permission was also obtained for performing research in the area under section 20 of the Animal Disease Act (Act No. 35 of 1984) from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development of South Africa (12/11/1/1/8). Furthermore, a regional sampling permit was obtained for sampling in the cave from the Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism of the Limpopo Provincial Government, South Africa (ZA/LP/100499).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare they have no competing interests.
