About the Authors

Jonathan S. Towner

Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Tara K. Sealy

Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Marina L. Khristova

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

César G. Albariño

Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Sean Conlan

Affiliation Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America

Serena A. Reeder

Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Phenix-Lan Quan

Affiliation Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America

W. Ian Lipkin

Affiliation Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America

Robert Downing

Affiliation Global AIDS Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Entebbe, Uganda

Jordan W. Tappero

Affiliation Global AIDS Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Entebbe, Uganda

Samuel Okware

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Republic of Uganda, Kampala, Uganda

Julius Lutwama

Affiliation Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda

Barnabas Bakamutumaho

Affiliation Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda

John Kayiwa

Affiliation Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda

James A. Comer

Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Pierre E. Rollin

Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Thomas G. Ksiazek

Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Stuart T. Nichol

snichol@cdc.gov

Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, 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: JST TKS MLK CGA STN. Performed the experiments: JST TKS MLK CGA SAR BB JK JAC. Analyzed the data: JST TKS MLK CGA SC SAR BB JK JAC PER TGK STN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JST TKS MLK CGA SC SAR PLQ WIL RD JWT SO JL BB JK JAC PER TGK STN. Wrote the paper: JST TKS CGA SAR STN.