About the Authors

Andrew B. Allison

aba75@cornell.edu

Affiliation Baker Institute for Animal Health, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Dennis J. Kohler

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Disease Program, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Alicia Ortega

Affiliation Baker Institute for Animal Health, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Elizabeth A. Hoover

Affiliation Baker Institute for Animal Health, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Daniel M. Grove

Affiliation North Dakota Game and Fish Department, North Dakota State Government, Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America

Edward C. Holmes

Affiliation Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, Charles Perkins Centre, School of Biological Sciences and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Colin R. Parrish

Affiliation Baker Institute for Animal Health, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ABA ECH CRP. Performed the experiments: ABA ECH. Analyzed the data: ABA ECH CRP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DJK AO EAH DMG. Wrote the paper: ABA ECH CRP.