About the Authors

Christina L. Hutson

zuu6@cdc.gov

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Yoshinori J. Nakazawa

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Joshua Self

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Victoria A. Olson

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Russell L. Regnery

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Zachary Braden

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Sonja Weiss

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Jean Malekani

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Eddie Jackson

Affiliation Animal Resources Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Mallory Tate

Affiliation Animal Resources Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Kevin L. Karem

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Tonie E. Rocke

Affiliation U.S. Geological Survey-National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Jorge E. Osorio

Affiliation Department of Pathobiological Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Inger K. Damon

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Darin S. Carroll

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies 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: DSC CLH JS VAO RLR ZB SW JM KLK TER JEO IKD. Performed the experiments: DSC CLH JS RLR ZB SW EJ MT KLK. Analyzed the data: DSC CLH YJN VAO ZB SW KLK IKD. Wrote the paper: DSC CLH YJN VAO RLR JM KLK TER JEO.