About the Authors

Leroy Gonsalves

leroy.gonsalves@acu.edu.au

Affiliation School of Arts & Sciences, Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Brian Bicknell

Affiliation School of Arts & Sciences, Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Brad Law

Affiliation Forest Science Centre, Department of Primary Industries, North Parramatta, NSW, Australia

Cameron Webb

Affiliations Department of Medical Entomology, Pathology West, Institute for Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia, Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW, Australia

Vaughan Monamy

Affiliation School of Arts & Sciences, Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LG BB BL CW VM. Performed the experiments: LG. Analyzed the data: LG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LG BB BL CW VM. Wrote the manuscript: LG BB BL CW VM.