Dillon, Megan N.
Qurollo, Barbara A.
Thomas, Rachael
Warren, Madeline E.
Mousseau, Timothy A.
Betz, Jennifer A.
Kleiman, Norman J.
Breen, Matthew
Funding for this research was provided by:
Triangle Comparative and Evolutionary Medicine Center, Duke University
University of South Carolina Office of Research
Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust
University of South Carolina Honors College
Cancer Genomics Fund
Article History
Received: 3 September 2024
Accepted: 30 October 2024
First Online: 17 November 2024
Declarations
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: The Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant authorities under the supervision of licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians conducted the ethical review and provided permission for the animal study. A letter of support detailing the cooperation between the Clean Futures Fund and the Chornobyl NPP was signed by the NPP acting general director V.A. Seyda and can be provided by TAM upon request. Approval for access to the exclusion zone was handled and granted by the Exclusion Zone Authority. Samples collected for this study were gathered adventitiously while animals were being treated by the medical program and as such are exempt from IACUC approval.
: Not applicable.
: BAQ receives partial salary support from IDEXX Laboratories, Inc and has been a paid consultant during the development and validation of rapid assays developed by IDEXX Laboratories for veterinary medical applications. The other authors have no competing interests to declare.