About the Authors

Amy C. Morrison

amy.aegypti@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Entomology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America, Naval Medical Research Center Detachment, Washington, D. C., United States of America

Sharon L. Minnick

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Claudio Rocha

Affiliation Naval Medical Research Center Detachment, Washington, D. C., United States of America

Brett M. Forshey

Affiliation Naval Medical Research Center Detachment, Washington, D. C., United States of America

Steven T. Stoddard

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Arthur Getis

Affiliation Department of Geography, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, United States of America

Dana A. Focks

Affiliation Infectious Disease Analysis, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

Kevin L. Russell

Affiliation Naval Medical Research Center Detachment, Washington, D. C., United States of America

James G. Olson

Affiliation Naval Medical Research Center Detachment, Washington, D. C., United States of America

Patrick J. Blair

Affiliation Naval Medical Research Center Detachment, Washington, D. C., United States of America

Douglas M. Watts

Current address: Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States of America

Affiliation Naval Medical Research Center Detachment, Washington, D. C., United States of America

Moises Sihuincha

Current address: Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Apoyo, Iquitos, Peru

Affiliation Loreto Regional Reference Laboratory, Loreto Regional Health Department, Iquitos, Peru

Thomas W. Scott

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Tadeusz J. Kochel

Affiliation Naval Medical Research Center Detachment, Washington, D. C., United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ACM AG DAF DMW TWS TJK. Performed the experiments: ACM SLM CR TWS TJK. Analyzed the data: ACM SLM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AG KLR JGO PJB DMW TWS TJK. Wrote the paper: ACM SLM BMF STS TWS. Provided logistical support: MS. Served as a liaison with local authorities: MS.