About the Authors

Crystal M. Gigante

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Lisa Dettinger

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Bureau of Laboratories, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Exton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

James W. Powell

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Rabies Unit, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Melanie Seiders

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Bureau of Laboratories, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Exton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Rene Edgar Condori Condori

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Richard Griesser

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Rabies Unit, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Kenneth Okogi

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Rabies Laboratory, Center for Zoonotic and Vectorborne Diseases, Maryland Department of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Maria Carlos

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Rabies Laboratory, Center for Zoonotic and Vectorborne Diseases, Maryland Department of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Kendra Pesko

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Scientific Laboratory Division, New Mexico Department of Health, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America

Mike Breckenridge

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Scientific Laboratory Division, New Mexico Department of Health, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America

Edson Michael M. Simon

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Special Pathogens Laboratory, Department of Health, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Alabang Muntinlupa City, Manila, Philippines

Maria Yna Joyce V. Chu

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Special Pathogens Laboratory, Department of Health, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Alabang Muntinlupa City, Manila, Philippines

April D. Davis

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Rabies Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, United States of America

Scott J. Brunt

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Rabies Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, United States of America

Lillian Orciari

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Pamela Yager

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

William C. Carson

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Claire Hartloge

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Jeremiah T. Saliki

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Susan Sanchez

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Mojgan Deldari

Roles Investigation

Affiliation California Department of Public Health, Sacramento, California, United States of America

Kristina Hsieh

Roles Investigation

Affiliation California Department of Public Health, Sacramento, California, United States of America

Ashutosh Wadhwa

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Kimberly Wilkins

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Veronica Yung Peredo

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Rabies section, Viral Disease, Public Health Institute of Chile, Santiago, Chile

Patricia Rabideau

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Public Health Command Europe, Laboratory Sciences, Biological Analysis Division, Kirchberg Kaserne, Landstuhl, Germany

Nina Gruhn

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Public Health Command Europe, Laboratory Sciences, Biological Analysis Division, Kirchberg Kaserne, Landstuhl, Germany

Rolain Cadet

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Ministère de l’Agriculture, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Shrikrishna Isloor

Roles Investigation

Affiliation OIE Twinned KVAFSU-CVA-Crucell Rabies Diagnostic Laboratory, Deptartment of Veterinary Microbiology, Veterinary College, KVAFSU, Hebbal, Bangalore, India

Sujith S. Nath

Roles Investigation

Affiliation OIE Twinned KVAFSU-CVA-Crucell Rabies Diagnostic Laboratory, Deptartment of Veterinary Microbiology, Veterinary College, KVAFSU, Hebbal, Bangalore, India

Tomy Joseph

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Animal Health Centre, Ministry of Agriculture, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Jinxin Gao

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Ryan Wallace

Roles Resources

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Mary Reynolds

Roles Conceptualization, Resources

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Victoria A. Olson

Roles Resources

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Yu Li

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

yuli@cdc.gov

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.