About the Authors

Martin Gilbert

mgilbert@wcs.org

Affiliation Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Losolmaa Jambal

Affiliation Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York, United States of America

William B. Karesh

Affiliations Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York, United States of America, EcoHealth Alliance, New York, New York, United States of America

Amanda Fine

Affiliation Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Enkhtuvshin Shiilegdamba

Affiliation Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Purevtseren Dulam

Affiliation State Central Veterinary Laboratory, Transboundary Animal Disease Laboratory, Avian Influenza Section, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Ruuragchaa Sodnomdarjaa

Affiliation State Central Veterinary Laboratory, Transboundary Animal Disease Laboratory, Avian Influenza Section, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Khuukhenbaatar Ganzorig

Affiliation State Central Veterinary Laboratory, Transboundary Animal Disease Laboratory, Avian Influenza Section, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Damdinjav Batchuluun

Affiliation State Central Veterinary Laboratory, Transboundary Animal Disease Laboratory, Avian Influenza Section, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Natsagdorj Tseveenmyadag

Affiliation Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biology, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Purevsuren Bolortuya

Affiliation Avian and Human Influenza Project, World Bank, National Emergency Management Agency, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Carol J. Cardona

Affiliation University of Minnesota, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Science, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

Connie Y. H. Leung

Affiliation The University of Hong Kong, School of Public Health, Department of Microbiology, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China

J. S. Malik Peiris

Affiliation The University of Hong Kong, School of Public Health, Department of Microbiology, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China

Erica Spackman

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

David E. Swayne

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Damien O. Joly

Affiliation Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

DOJ was supported by generous funding from the Dunemere private foundation. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MG LJ WBK DOJ AF ES. Performed the experiments: CJC CYHL JSMP ES DES. Analyzed the data: MG DOJ CJC CYHL JSMP ES DES. Wrote the paper: MG DOJ LJ WBK ES. Led national influenza surveillance efforts: PD RS KG DB PB NT.