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Article History

Received: 5 August 2024

Accepted: 27 November 2024

First Online: 18 December 2024

Declarations

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: The protocol used for rodent capture and sampling was approved by the Chilean Animal Health Service (no. 7034/2017) and the Scientific Ethics Committee for the Care of Animals and the Environment, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (no. 160816007, 07 Nov 2017).

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: Not applicable.

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