About the Authors
- Ivan V. Kuzmin
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* E-mail: ibk3@cdc.gov
Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Mang Shi
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Affiliations Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Lillian A. Orciari
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Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Pamela A. Yager
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Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Andres Velasco-Villa
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Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Natalia A. Kuzmina
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Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Daniel G. Streicker
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Affiliation University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
- David L. Bergman
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Affiliation USDA/APHIS, Wildlife Services, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
- Charles E. Rupprecht
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Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: IVK MS CER. Performed the experiments: IVK MS LAO PAY AVV NAK DGS DLB. Analyzed the data: IVK MS AVV NAK. Wrote the paper: IVK MS LAO PAY AVV NAK DGS DLB CER. Designed the Perl Script used for analysis: MS. Searched CDC archives for historical specimens: LAO PAY. Supervised and mentored all study process: CER.