About the Authors
- Thomas A. Shaw
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Current address: Veterinary Emergency and Referral Group, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
Affiliation Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Imelda M. McGonnell
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Basic Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, London, United Kingdom
- Colin J. Driver
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Clare Rusbridge
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Affiliation Stone Lion Veterinary Hospital, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
- Holger A. Volk
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* E-mail: hvolk@rvc.ac.uk
Affiliation Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
This work was supported by ‘Cavalier Friends’. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: TAS HAV IMM CR. Performed the experiments: TAS CJD. Analyzed the data: TAS HAV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CR HAV. Wrote the paper: TAS IMM CJD CR HAV.