About the Authors

Brian H. Bird

bbird1@cdc.gov (BHB); ccs8@cdc.gov (CFS)

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Kimberly A. Dodd

Affiliations Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Bobbie R. Erickson

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

César G. Albariño

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Ayan K. Chakrabarti

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Laura K. McMullan

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Eric Bergeron

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Ute Ströeher

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Deborah Cannon

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Brock Martin

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

JoAnn D. Coleman-McCray

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Stuart T. Nichol

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Christina F. Spiropoulou

bbird1@cdc.gov (BHB); ccs8@cdc.gov (CFS)

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BHB KAD CFS. Performed the experiments: BHB KAD BRE CGA AKC EB DC BM JDC. Analyzed the data: BHB KAD BRE STN US. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LKM. Wrote the paper: BHB KAD.