About the Authors

Roger Pelle

r.pelle@cgiar.org

Affiliation International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Simon P. Graham

Current address: Virology Department, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Surrey, United Kingdom

Affiliation International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Moses N. Njahira

Affiliation International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Julius Osaso

Current address: Africa Biosystems, Nairobi, Kenya

Affiliation International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Rosemary M. Saya

Affiliation International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya

David O. Odongo

Affiliation International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Philip G. Toye

Affiliation International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Paul R. Spooner

Affiliation International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Anthony J. Musoke

Current address: ARC-OVI, Onderstepoort, South Africa

Affiliation International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Duncan M. Mwangi

Current address: Veterinary Medicine Research and Development, Pfizer, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States of America

Affiliation International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Evans L. N. Taracha

Current address: Institute of Primate Research (IPR), Nairobi, Kenya

Affiliation International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya

W. Ivan Morrison

Affiliation The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

William Weir

Affiliation Institute of Comparative Medicine, Glasgow University Veterinary School, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Joana C. Silva

Affiliation Institute for Genome Sciences and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Richard P. Bishop

Affiliation International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RP RPB. Performed the experiments: RP SPG MNN JO. Analyzed the data: RP WW JCS RPB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RP RMS DOO PRS AJM DMM ELNT. Wrote the paper: RP PGT WIM WW JCS RPB.