About the Authors

Marah E. Condit

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Emma Jones

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Office of the Director, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Brad J. Biggerstaff

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Office of the Director, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Cecilia Y. Kato

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

CKato@cdc.gov

Affiliation Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.