Fernández-Bastit, Leira
Cano-Terriza, David
Caballero-Gómez, Javier
Beato-Benítez, Adrián
Fernández, Antonio
García-Párraga, Daniel
Domingo, Mariano
Sierra, Cecilia
Canales, Rocío
Borragan, Santiago
de la Riva-Fraga, Manuel
Molina-López, Rafael
Cabezón, Óscar
Puig-Ribas, Maria
Espunyes, Johan
Vázquez-Calero, Daniel B.
Vergara-Alert, Júlia
García-Bocanegra, Ignacio
Segalés, Joaquim http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1539-7261
Funding for this research was provided by:
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Article History
Received: 17 March 2024
Accepted: 24 June 2024
First Online: 19 July 2024
Declarations
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: OS, RS and lung tissues were sampled from free-ranging animals from Catalonia (NE-Spain) during necropsies at the Torreferrusa Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre (license number B2300083). All procedures followed the ethical principles of animal research. Sera from free-ranging cetaceans were obtained from individuals stranded on the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts of Spain. Ethical approval by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee was not, therefore, deemed necessary. American minks and coypus, subjected to population control programs of the National Government of the <i>Generalitat de Catalunya</i>, were sampled during necropsies. The animal care protocols in each of the zoological centres were individualized for each taxonomic group following the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) best practice guidelines and the working procedures for EAZA Taxon Advisory Groups (TAGs) []. In addition, all centres followed the EU legislation on animal health and confined establishments []. Finally, for free-ranging cetaceans, sampling was performed in stranded dolphins following the procedures indicated by Spanish legislation [, ].
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.