Alghamdi, Samia Q.
Low, Van Lun
Alkathiry, Hadil A.
Alagaili, Abdulaziz N.
McGarry, John W.
Makepeace, Benjamin L. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-6727
Funding for this research was provided by:
Al Baha University
Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud Islamic University
King Saud University
Article History
Received: 21 April 2021
Accepted: 1 October 2021
First Online: 19 October 2021
Declarations
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: Permission for rodent trapping and euthanasia was received from the Saudi Wildlife Authority by co-author ANA before fieldwork commenced. Ethical approval from the University of Liverpool’s Animal Welfare and Ethics Review Board was also obtained. Rodents were euthanised by inhaled anaesthetic overdose according to guidelines published by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Research [CitationRef removed] and the Canadian Council on Animal Care [CitationRef removed]. A single individual of the desert hedgehog (<i>Paraechinus aethiopicus</i>) was released live after removal of ticks.
: Not applicable.
: None declared.