About the Authors
- Jules Simard
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Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
* E-mail: 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
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Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Laboklin GmbH & Co. KG, Bad Kissingen, Germany
- Christoph Leineweber
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Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft
Affiliation Laboklin GmbH & Co. KG, Bad Kissingen, Germany
- Tom Hellebuyck
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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.