About the Authors
- Lise Lamoureux
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Affiliation Prion Laboratory Services Section, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Sharon L. R. Simon
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Affiliation Prion Laboratory Services Section, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Margot Plews
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Affiliation Prion Laboratory Services Section, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Viola Ruddat
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Affiliation GE Healthcare, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Simone Brunet
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Affiliation Prion Laboratory Services Section, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Catherine Graham
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Affiliation National Centres for Animal Disease, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
- Stefanie Czub
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Affiliation National Centres for Animal Disease, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
- J. David Knox
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* E-mail: david.knox@phac-aspc.gc.ca
Affiliations Prion Laboratory Services Section, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Competing Interests
One of the authors, Viola Ruddat, is employed as an Application Scientist by GE Health Care. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JDK LL SS VR SC CG. Performed the experiments: LL SS MP SB. Analyzed the data: JDK LL SS VR SB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SC CG. Wrote the paper: JDK SS LL VR CG.