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Funding for this research was provided by:
Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant (02)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grant (OPP1177156)
National Research Foundation of South Africa (SRUG2203311457)
Article History
Received: 8 January 2026
Accepted: 24 May 2026
First Online: 8 June 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this project was obtained from the University of the Witwatersrand Animal Ethics Research Committee ethics (Certificate reference 20190701-70).
: The authors declare no competing interests.