About the Authors

Yecai Liu

yliu@cdc.gov

Affiliation Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

John A. Painter

Affiliation Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Drew L. Posey

Affiliation Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Kevin P. Cain

Affiliation Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Michelle S. Weinberg

Affiliation Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Susan A. Maloney

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Thailand Ministry of Public Health – U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Luis S. Ortega

Affiliation Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Martin S. Cetron

Affiliation Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, 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: YL SAM. Performed the experiments: YL JAP DLP KPC MSW SAM LSO MSC. Analyzed the data: YL JAP DLP KPC MSW SAM LSO MSC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YL JAP DLP KPC MSW SAM LSO MSC. Wrote the paper: YL. Reviewed and approved the manuscript: YL JAP DLP KPC MSW SAM LSO MSC.