About the Authors

Dennis Hanke

Affiliation Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany

Conrad M. Freuling

Affiliation FLI, Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany

Susanne Fischer

Affiliation FLI, Institute of Epidemiology, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany

Karsten Hueffer

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America

Kris Hundertmark

Affiliation Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America

Susan Nadin-Davis

Affiliation Animal Health Microbiology Research, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Centre of Expertise for Rabies, Ottawa Laboratory, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Denise Marston

Affiliation Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Wildlife Zoonoses and Vector-borne Diseases Research Group, Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom

Anthony R. Fooks

Affiliations Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Wildlife Zoonoses and Vector-borne Diseases Research Group, Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom, University of Liverpool, Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Anette Bøtner

Affiliation DTU National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Lindholm, Kalvehave, Denmark

Thomas C. Mettenleiter

Affiliation FLI, Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany

Martin Beer

Affiliation Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany

Thomas B. Rasmussen

Affiliation DTU National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Lindholm, Kalvehave, Denmark

Thomas F. Müller

thomas.mueller@fli.bund.de

Affiliation FLI, Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany

Dirk Höper

Affiliation Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TFM CMF TCM TBR ARF. Performed the experiments: DHa DHo SND DM. Analyzed the data: DHa DHo SF KHue KHun SND DM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AB TBR DM ARF. Wrote the paper: TFM CMF MB DHo TCM.