About the Authors

David A. Schneider

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Resources, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations United States Department of Agriculture, Animal Disease Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, Pullman, Washington, United States of America, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America

Aaron D. Lehmkuhl

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Animal Plant Health Inspection Agency, Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Terry R. Spraker

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Colorado State University Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Robert O. Dittmar

† Deceased.

Roles Project administration, Resources

Affiliation Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, Texas, United States of America

Mitch A. Lockwood

Roles Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, Texas, United States of America

Susan Rollo

Roles Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Texas Animal Health Commission, Austin, Texas, United States of America

Tracy A. Nichols

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

tracy.a.nichols@usda.gov

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Cervid Health Program, Animal Plant Health Inspection Agency, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.