About the Authors

Samuel M. Thumbi

samthumbi@gmail.com

Current address: Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America; KEMRI/CDC Research and Public Health Collaboration, Kisumu, Kenya

Affiliation Centre for Immunology, Infection and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Barend Mark de Clare Bronsvoort

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

Elizabeth Jane Poole

Affiliation International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Henry Kiara

Affiliation International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Philip G. Toye

Affiliation International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Mary Ndila Mbole-Kariuki

Affiliation International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Ilana Conradie

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa

Amy Jennings

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

Ian Graham Handel

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

Jacobus Andries Wynand Coetzer

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa

Johan C. A. Steyl

Affiliation Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa

Olivier Hanotte

Affiliation School of Life Science, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Mark E. J. Woolhouse

Affiliation Centre for Immunology, Infection and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MEJW BMdCB JAWC OH HK EJP PGT. Performed the experiments: SMT HK EJP MNMK IC AJ. Analyzed the data: SMT MNMK JCAS IC IGH AJ BMdCB MEJW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JCAS JAWC. Wrote the paper: SMT MEJW BMdCB JAWC OH HK EJP PGT MNMK JCAS IC IGH AJ.