About the Authors

Anne Conan

Current address: Center for Conservation Medicine and Ecosystem Health, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, St Kitts

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

Oluyemisi Akerele

Affiliation Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Gauteng, South Africa

Greg Simpson

Affiliation Centre for Veterinary Wildlife Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Studies, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

Bjorn Reininghaus

Affiliation Mpumalanga Veterinary Services, Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs, Thulamahashe, South Africa

Jacques van Rooyen

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

Darryn Knobel

dknobel@rossvet.edu.kn

Affiliation Center for Conservation Medicine and Ecosystem Health, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, St. Kitts

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DK AC. Performed the experiments: AC DK OA GS BR JVR. Analyzed the data: AC DK OA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GS BR JVR. Wrote the paper: DK AC OA GS BR JVR.