Bernardini, Ilaria
Mangiapelo, Claudia
Fiorentino, Eleonora
Orsini, Stefania
Bianchi, Riccardo
Sannella, Anna Rosa
Scalone, Aldo
Di Muccio, Trentina
Bongiorno, Gioia
Funding for this research was provided by:
NextGeneration EU-MUR PNRR (PE00000007, INF-ACT)
CLIMOS and UKRI (101057690, 10038150 and 10039289)
Article History
Received: 24 June 2025
Accepted: 14 November 2025
First Online: 5 December 2025
Declarations
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: This study followed the International Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research Involving Animals (European Directive 2010/63/UE). Experimental procedures were reviewed and approved by the Directorate of Animal Health and Veterinary Drugs of the Italian Ministry of Health (authorization no. 630/2022-PR—Reply to prot. D9997.148 #538771364#). The rabbits were housed at the animal facilities of Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy. Routine animal care, handling and special treatments (e.g. anaesthesia) conformed to the standards specified in the Guide for Care and Use of Laboratory Animals approved by the veterinary ethics committee for animal care and experimentation of Istituto Superiore di Sanità.
: Not applicable.
: The author serves as Associate Editor for Parasites and Vectors but was not involved in the editorial or peer review process for this manuscript, which was handled independently by another member of the editorial team.