About the Authors

Efstathia Papafragkou

Affiliations Division of Viral Diseases, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia United States of America, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Division of Molecular Biology, Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, Maryland, United States of America

Joanne Hewitt

Affiliation Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, Kenepuru Science Centre, Porirua, New Zealand

Geun Woo Park

Affiliation Division of Viral Diseases, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia United States of America

Gail Greening

Affiliation Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, Kenepuru Science Centre, Porirua, New Zealand

Jan Vinjé

jvinje@cdc.gov

Affiliation Division of Viral Diseases, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EP JH GWP GG JV. Performed the experiments: EP JH. Analyzed the data: EP JH GWP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EP JH GWP. Wrote the paper: EP JH GWP GG JV.