About the Authors

Dominique J. Wiener

dominique.wiener@vetsuisse.unibe.ch

Affiliations Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, Dermfocus, Vetsuisse Faculty, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland

Marcus G. Doherr

Affiliation Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Eliane J. Müller

Affiliations Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, Dermfocus, Vetsuisse Faculty, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland, Department of Dermatology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland

Monika M. Welle

Affiliations Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, Dermfocus, Vetsuisse Faculty, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MMW. Performed the experiments: DJW. Analyzed the data: DJW MGD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MMW. Wrote the paper: DJW EJM MMW.