This retraction was published on September 6, 2024. Read the article.
Retraction: Investigation of acute-phase proteins and cytokines response in goats with contagious caprine pleuropneumonia with special reference to their diagnostic accuracy

Retraction: El-Deeb W, Fayez M, Elsohaby I, Salem M, Alhaider A, Kandeel M. 2020. Investigation of acute-phase proteins and cytokines response in goats with contagious caprine pleuropneumonia with special reference to their diagnostic accuracy. PeerJ 8:e10394 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10394

The Publisher has established that the raw data analyzed in this manuscript were substantially identical to those of a previous publication by the first author (El-Deeb WM, Elmoslemany AM. 2016. The diagnostic accuracy of acute phase proteins and proinflammatory cytokines in sheep with pneumonic pasteurellosis. PeerJ 4:e2161 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2161). The authors have confirmed the existence of errors during the transcription of their original hard-copy data, and have identified that this error has compromised the integrity and accuracy of the corresponding statistical analysis. In light of these findings, the authors have made a formal request for the retraction of the publication, and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience or confusion this may have caused to the readers and the scientific community.

PeerJ Editorial Office. 2024. Retraction: Investigation of acute-phase proteins and cytokines response in goats with contagious caprine pleuropneumonia with special reference to their diagnostic accuracy. PeerJ 12:e10394/retraction https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10394/retraction