About the Authors

Andrea M. McCollum

amccollum@cdc.gov

Affiliations Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Robert C. Holman

Affiliation Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Christine M. Hughes

Affiliation Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Jason M. Mehal

Affiliation Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Arianne M. Folkema

Affiliation Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

John T. Redd

Affiliation Division of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention, Office of Public Health Support, Indian Health Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

James E. Cheek

Affiliation Division of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention, Office of Public Health Support, Indian Health Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

Inger K. Damon

Affiliation Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Mary G. Reynolds

Affiliation Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers 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: AMM RCH AMF JTR JEC IKD MGR. Performed the experiments: AMM RCH CMH JMM AMF. Analyzed the data: AMM RCH JMM AMF. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: AMM RCH JMM AMF MGR.