About the Authors

Jules Simard

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Jules.Simard@UGent.be

Affiliation Division of Poultry, Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Exotic Companion Animals, Wildlife and Experimental Animals, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

Rachel E. Marschang

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboklin GmbH & Co. KG, Bad Kissingen, Germany

Christoph Leineweber

Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Laboklin GmbH & Co. KG, Bad Kissingen, Germany

Tom Hellebuyck

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Poultry, Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Exotic Companion Animals, Wildlife and Experimental Animals, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

Competing Interests

Two of the authors (CL, REM) are employed by a private laboratory that offers diagnostic services for veterinarians. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.