Acknowledgments
We thank the keepers working at the Ljubljana Zoo for their help with
sample collection, Margita Přikrylová for sample examination, and
Alexandra Valenčáková for optimalization of the PCR used for detection
of E. cuniculi .
Conflict of Interes Statement: The authors do not have a
conflict of interest.
Data Availability Statement: The data that support the findings
of this study are available on request from the corresponding author.
The data are not publicly available due to privacy or ethical
restrictions.
Ethical Statement: The authors confirm that the ethical
policies of the journal, as noted on the journal’s author guidelines
page, have been adhered to. No ethical approval was required. All
samples have been collected as a secondary interest by zoo personal
during clinical procedures, surgeries, annual health check-ups.