About the Authors
- Jonathan S. Towner
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Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Brian R. Amman
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Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Tara K. Sealy
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Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Serena A. Reeder Carroll
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Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- James A. Comer
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Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Alan Kemp
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Affiliation National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Special Pathogens Unit, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Robert Swanepoel
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Affiliation National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Special Pathogens Unit, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Christopher D. Paddock
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Affiliation Infectious Disease Pathology Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Stephen Balinandi
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Affiliation Global AIDS Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Entebbe, Uganda
- Marina L. Khristova
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Affiliation Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Pierre B. H. Formenty
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Affiliation Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Cesar G. Albarino
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Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- David M. Miller
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Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Zachary D. Reed
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Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- John T. Kayiwa
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Affiliation Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda
- James N. Mills
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Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Deborah L. Cannon
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Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Patricia W. Greer
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Affiliation Infectious Disease Pathology Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Emmanuel Byaruhanga
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Affiliation Ibanda District Hospital, Ibanda, Uganda
- Eileen C. Farnon
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Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Patrick Atimnedi
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Affiliation Uganda Wildlife Authority, Kampala, Uganda
- Samuel Okware
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Affiliation Ministry of Health, Republic of Uganda, Kampala, Uganda
- Edward Katongole-Mbidde
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Affiliation Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda
- Robert Downing
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Affiliation Global AIDS Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Entebbe, Uganda
- Jordan W. Tappero
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Affiliation Global AIDS Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Entebbe, Uganda
- Sherif R. Zaki
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Affiliation Infectious Disease Pathology Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Thomas G. Ksiazek
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Current address: Galveston National Lab, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Stuart T. Nichol
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* E-mail: stn1@cdc.gov (STN); pyr7@cdc.gov (PER)
Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Pierre E. Rollin
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* E-mail: stn1@cdc.gov (STN); pyr7@cdc.gov (PER)
Affiliation Special Pathogens Branch, 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: JST BRA STN PER. Performed the experiments: JST BRA TKS SARC JAC AK RS CDP SB MLK PBHF CGA DMM ZDR JTK JNM DLC PWG ECF JWT PER. Analyzed the data: JST BRA TKS SARC JAC AK RS CDP MLK DMM ZDR JNM DLC SRZ TGK STN PER. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JST BRA PBHF EB PA SO EKM RD JWT SRZ TGK STN PER. Wrote the paper: JST BRA SARC RS CDP STN PER.