London, Evan W. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6417-7145
Roca, Alfred L. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9217-5593
Ishida, Yasuko https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8646-1291
Latif, Tooba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6519-1560
Novakofski, Jan E. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2890-8892
Mateus-Pinilla, Nohra E. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2732-7359
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Project W-146-R)
Article History
Received: 12 November 2025
Accepted: 1 April 2026
First Online: 26 May 2026
Declarations
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: All animal tissues used for DNA extraction in this project were sourced from the hunter harvest in Illinois and the state’s disease surveillance efforts.
: The authors declare no competing interests.