About the Authors

Chutima Thepparit

Affiliation Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Piyanate Sunyakumthorn

Affiliation Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Mark L. Guillotte

Affiliation Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Vsevolod L. Popov

Affiliation Department of Pathology, WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Lane D. Foil

Affiliation Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Kevin R. Macaluso

kmacaluso@vetmed.lsu.edu

Affiliation Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KRM. Performed the experiments: CT PS MLG VLP KRM. Analyzed the data: CT MLG VLP KRM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CT PS MLG VLP. Wrote the paper: CT PS MLG KRM. Supervised the research: VLP LDF KRM.