About the Authors
- Joseph U. Igietseme
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* E-mail: jigietseme@cdc.gov
Affiliations National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, GA 30333 United States of America, Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry & Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310 United States of America
- Yusuf Omosun
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Affiliations National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, GA 30333 United States of America, Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry & Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310 United States of America
- Olga Stuchlik
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Affiliation National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, GA 30333 United States of America
- Matthew S. Reed
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Affiliation National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, GA 30333 United States of America
- James Partin
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Affiliation National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, GA 30333 United States of America
- Qing He
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Affiliations National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, GA 30333 United States of America, Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry & Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310 United States of America
- Kahaliah Joseph
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Affiliation National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, GA 30333 United States of America
- Debra Ellerson
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Affiliation National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, GA 30333 United States of America
- Brigid Bollweg
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Affiliation National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, GA 30333 United States of America
- Zenas George
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Affiliation National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, GA 30333 United States of America
- Francis O. Eko
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry & Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310 United States of America
- Claudiu Bandea
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Affiliation National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, GA 30333 United States of America
- Hsi Liu
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Affiliation National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, GA 30333 United States of America
- Genyan Yang
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Affiliation National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, GA 30333 United States of America
- Wun-Ju Shieh
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Affiliation National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, GA 30333 United States of America
- Jan Pohl
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Affiliation National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, GA 30333 United States of America
- Kevin Karem
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Affiliation National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, GA 30333 United States of America
- Carolyn M. Black
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Affiliation National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, GA 30333 United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JUI YO OS MSR JP QH KJ DE BB ZG FOE CB HL GY W-JS JP KK CMB. Performed the experiments: JUI YO OS MSR JP QH KJ DE BB ZG FOE CB HL GY W-JS JP KK CMB. Analyzed the data: JUI YO OS MSR JP QH KJ DE BB ZG FOE CB HL GY W-JS JP KK CMB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JUI YO OS MSR JP QH KJ DE BB ZG FOE CB HL GY W-JS JP KK CMB. Wrote the paper: JUI YO OS MSR JP QH KJ DE BB ZG FOE CB HL GY W-JS JP KK CMB.