About the Authors

Daniele M. Swetnam

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Jackson B. Stuart

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Katherine Young

Roles Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Payal D. Maharaj

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

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

Ying Fang

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Sandra Garcia

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Christopher M. Barker

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Kirk Smith

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Maricopa County Environmental Services Department, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America

Marvin S. Godsey

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

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

Harry M. Savage

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

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

Vonnita Barton

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Idaho Bureau of Laboratories, Boise, Idaho, United States of America

Bethany G. Bolling

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratory Services Section, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas, United States of America

Nisha Duggal

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America

Aaron C. Brault

Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Writing – review & editing

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

Lark L. Coffey

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

lcoffey@ucdavis.edu

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.