About the Authors

Rachel Curtis-Robles

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

Edward J. Wozniak

Affiliations Texas Department of State Health Services, Uvalde, Texas, United States of America, Texas State Guard Medical Brigade, Uvalde, Texas, United States of America

Lisa D. Auckland

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

Gabriel L. Hamer

Affiliation Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

Sarah A. Hamer

shamer@cvm.tamu.edu

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RCR GLH SAH. Performed the experiments: RCR EJW LDA GLH SAH. Analyzed the data: RCR GLH SAH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RCR GLH SAH. Wrote the paper: RCR EJW LDA GLH SAH.