Mendoza-Roldan, Jairo Alfonso
Napoli, Ettore
Perles, Livia
Marino, Matteo
Spadola, Filippo
Berny, Philippe
España, Bernadette
Brianti, Emanuele
Beugnet, Frederic
Otranto, Domenico
Article History
Received: 4 November 2022
Accepted: 6 December 2022
First Online: 6 January 2023
Declarations
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: Protocols for snake handling and sampling were approved by the Commission for Bioethics and Animal Welfare of the Department of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Bari, Italy (approval number 16/2022). The off-label use of afoxolaner was based on the European legal cascade authorizing the use of a veterinary formulation in another species when no existing registered product exist for the same indication in this species.
: All the authors consent the publication of the manuscript.
: The authors disclosure any conflict of interest, Frederic Beugnet is an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health.