About the Authors

Janine F. R. Seetahal

Affiliations Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Ministry of Food Production, Champs Fleurs, Trinidad and Tobago

Andres Velasco-Villa

Affiliation Rabies Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Orchid M. Allicock

Affiliation Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Abiodun A. Adesiyun

Affiliation School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Joseph Bissessar

Affiliation Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Ministry of Food Production, Champs Fleurs, Trinidad and Tobago

Kirk Amour

Affiliation National Animal Disease Centre, Centeno, Trinidad and Tobago

Annmarie Phillip-Hosein

Affiliation Penal Demonstration Station, Penal, Trinidad and Tobago

Denise A. Marston

Affiliation Wildlife Zoonoses and Vector-Borne Diseases Research Group, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA), Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom

Lorraine M. McElhinney

Affiliation Wildlife Zoonoses and Vector-Borne Diseases Research Group, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA), Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom

Mang Shi

Affiliation Rabies Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Cheryl-Ann Wharwood

Affiliation National Animal Disease Centre, Centeno, Trinidad and Tobago

Anthony R. Fooks

Affiliation Wildlife Zoonoses and Vector-Borne Diseases Research Group, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA), Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom

Christine V. F. Carrington

christine.carrington@sta.uwi.edu

Affiliation Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JFRS CVFC ARF. Performed the experiments: JFRS DAM AVV MS JB CW. Analyzed the data: JFRS CVFC OMA DAM LMM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JB KA APH. Wrote the paper: JFRS CVFC. Interpretation of the data: JFRS CVFC AVV MS AAA ARF. Critical editing of the final manuscript: AVV AAA DAM LMM MS ARF. .