About the Authors

Dennis Slate

Affiliation USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services, National Rabies Management Program, Concord, New Hampshire, United States of America

Timothy P. Algeo

timothy.p.algeo@aphis.usda.gov

Affiliation USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services, National Rabies Management Program, Concord, New Hampshire, United States of America

Kathleen M. Nelson

Affiliation USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services, National Rabies Management Program, Concord, New Hampshire, United States of America

Richard B. Chipman

Affiliation USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services, National Rabies Management Program, Castleton, New York, United States of America

Dennis Donovan

Affiliation Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Wildlife Research and Development Section, Rabies Research and Development Unit, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Jesse D. Blanton

Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Rabies Section, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Michael Niezgoda

Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Rabies Section, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Charles E. Rupprecht

Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Rabies Section, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Wrote the paper: DS TPA KMN RBC DD JB MN CER.