Acknowledgements
The authors thank the General Manager of Al Ain City Municipality, H.E.
Dr. Matar Mohammed Saif Al Nuaimi, and his team, including Dr. Babiker
Mohammed Osman, for supporting the study, as well as Hassan Mohammed
Alkaabi, Head of Veterinary Services, Hashim Ahmed Saeed and Md. Helal
Ahmed for assistance with sampling at the livestock market. We are
grateful for the help of Noushad Karuvantevida, Athiq Ahmed Wahab, and
Abubakkar Babuhan, from the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine
and Health Sciences, in facilitating the study.
This work was supported by research grants of the College of Medicine,
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai,
United Arab Emirates (grant no. MBRU-CM-RG2018-14 to N.N., and grant no.
MBRU-CM-RG2019-13 to T.L.).