About the Authors

Jeremy P. Ledermann

Affiliation Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Laurent Guillaumot

Affiliation URE-Entomologie Medicale, Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-Caledonie, Noumea, New Caledonia

Lawrence Yug

Affiliation Environmental Health Services, Division of Public Health, Department of Health Services, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia

Steven C. Saweyog

Affiliation National Food Safety Program, Department of Health and Social Affairs, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia

Mary Tided

Affiliation Environmental Health Services, Division of Public Health, Department of Health Services, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia

Paul Machieng

Affiliation National Food Safety Program, Department of Health and Social Affairs, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia

Moses Pretrick

Affiliation Department of Health, Education and Social Affairs, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia

Maria Marfel

Affiliation Wa′ab Community Health Center, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia

Anne Griggs

Affiliation Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Martin Bel

Affiliation Wa′ab Community Health Center, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia

Mark R. Duffy

Affiliation Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

W. Thane Hancock

Affiliation Wa′ab Community Health Center, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia

Tai Ho-Chen

Affiliation Epidemic Intelligence Service Field Assignments Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Ann M. Powers

APowers@cdc.gov

Affiliation Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JPL AMP WTH THC MRD. Performed the experiments: JPL LG LY SCS MT PM MP MM AG AMP. Analyzed the data: LG AG AMP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LY SCS MT PM MP MM MB. Wrote the paper: JPL LG AG AMP.