About the Authors

Denise L. Bonilla

Denise.Bonilla@cdph.ca.gov

Affiliation Vector-Borne Disease Section, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California, United States of America

Lance A. Durden

Affiliation Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, United States of America

Marina E. Eremeeva

Affiliation Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, United States of America

Gregory A. Dasch

Affiliation Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.