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Authors
Chiummo, Rafael
Zschiesche, Eva
Kirkova, Zvezdelina
Otranto, Domenico
Bezerra-Santos, Marcos
Papadopoulos, Elias
Rapti, Dhimiter
Heinau, Lea
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
MSD Animal Health Innovation GmbH
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Article History
Received: 24 November 2025
Accepted: 25 February 2026
First Online: 2 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in compliance with local and national regulations, study permits were obtained from the respective national authorities of Albania (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, National Authority of Veterinary and Plant Protection, Regional Directorate of Veterinary and Plant Protection) under protocol no. 253, S20164-00, Bulgaria (Ministry of Agriculture, Foods and Forests, Bulgarian Food Safety Agency) under document no. 313, Greece (EOF-National Organization for Medicines) under protocol no. 65331/07–07-2021, and Italy (Ministry of Health, General Directorate of Animal Health and Veterinary Medicines) under reference no. S20164-00. All owners signed informed consent after having all study details explained.
: Not applicable.
: RC, EZ, and LH are employees of the sponsor (MSD). DO, DR, EP, MBS, and ZK were commissioned by MSD to conduct the study.
