Kelly, Maureen A.
Starnes, Alexa
Schech, Mary
Clarke, Erin
Ramos, Rafael A. N.
Hakimi, Hassan
Weerarathne, Pabasara
Verocai, Guilherme G.
Article History
Received: 16 January 2026
Accepted: 21 February 2026
First Online: 20 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: All biological samples collected complied with the animal use protocols approved by Texas A&M University’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee under no. 2022-0261.
Consent for publication: All authors consent to the publication of this manuscript.
Competing interests: Guilherme G. Verocai is an Editorial Board Member of Parasites & Vectors. The authors declare no other competing interests.