About the Authors
- Toni G. Patton
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Affiliation Microbiology and Pathogenesis Activity, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- Gabrielle Dietrich
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Affiliation Tick-Borne Diseases Activity, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- Marc C. Dolan
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Affiliation Tick-Borne Diseases Activity, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- Joseph Piesman
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Affiliation Tick-Borne Diseases Activity, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- James A. Carroll
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Affiliation Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
- Robert D. Gilmore Jr.
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* E-mail: rbg9@cdc.gov
Affiliation Microbiology and Pathogenesis Activity, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: TGP RDG. Performed the experiments: TGP GD MCD JP RDG. Analyzed the data: TGP RDG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TGP GD MCD JP JAC RDG. Wrote the paper: TGP.