About the Authors

Kis Robertson

kir6@cdc.gov

Affiliation Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Boonlert Lumlertdacha

Affiliation Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute (WHO Collaborating Centre for Research on Rabies), Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand

Richard Franka

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Brett Petersen

Affiliation Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Saithip Bhengsri

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Global Disease Detection and Emergency Response Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Bangkok, Thailand

Sununta Henchaichon

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Global Disease Detection and Emergency Response Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Bangkok, Thailand

Leonard F. Peruski

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Global Disease Detection and Emergency Response Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Bangkok, Thailand

Henry C. Baggett

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Global Disease Detection and Emergency Response Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Bangkok, Thailand

Susan A. Maloney

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Global Disease Detection and Emergency Response Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Bangkok, Thailand

Charles E. Rupprecht

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KR BL RF SB LFP HCB SAM CER. Performed the experiments: KR BL BP SB SH. Analyzed the data: KR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KR. Wrote the paper: KR BL RF BP SH LFP HCB SAM. Served as an interpreter and interviewer, and facilitated recruitment: BL. Facilitated collaboration with contacts in Thailand so logistics were in place for study: RF. Interviewed subjects: SB SH. Assisted with logistics: LFP HCB SAM.