About the Authors

Dennis J. Faix

Affiliation Department of Operational Infectious Diseases, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, California, United States of America

Anthony W. Hawksworth

Affiliation Department of Operational Infectious Diseases, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, California, United States of America

Christopher A. Myers

Affiliation Department of Operational Infectious Diseases, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, California, United States of America

Christian J. Hansen

Affiliation Department of Operational Infectious Diseases, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, California, United States of America

Ryan G. Ortiguerra

Affiliation Department of Operational Infectious Diseases, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, California, United States of America

Rebecca Halpin

Affiliation Viral Programs, J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

David Wentworth

Affiliation Viral Programs, J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Laura A. Pacha

Affiliation Disease Epidemiology Program, Army Public Health Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, United States of America

Erica G. Schwartz

Affiliation Operational Medicine, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, D. C., United States of America

Shawn M. S. Garcia

Affiliation Preventative Medicine, Naval Hospital Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States of America

Angelia A. Eick-Cost

Affiliation Division of Epidemiology and Analysis, Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

Christopher D. Clagett

Affiliation Preventative Medicine, Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States of America

Surender Khurana

Affiliation Division of Viral Products, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Hana Golding

Affiliation Division of Viral Products, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Patrick J. Blair

patrick.blair@med.navy.mil

Affiliation Department of Operational Infectious Diseases, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DJF AWH CAM PJB. Performed the experiments: RGO RH DW LP ES SG AE CC SK. Analyzed the data: DJF AWK CAM CJH SK HG PJB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CAM SK RO. Wrote the paper: DJF AWH CAM SK HG PJB.