About the Authors

Karoun H. Bagamian

karoun11@gmail.com

Affiliations Population Biology, Ecology, and Evolution Program, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Medical Ecology Unit, Viral Special Pathogens Branch, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Department of Biology, Montana Tech, University of Montana, Butte, Montana, United States of America

Richard J. Douglass

Affiliation Department of Biology, Montana Tech, University of Montana, Butte, Montana, United States of America

Arlene Alvarado

Affiliation Cfwep.Org, Institute for Educational Opportunities, Montana Tech, University of Montana, Butte, Montana, United States of America

Amy J. Kuenzi

Affiliation Department of Biology, Montana Tech, University of Montana, Butte, Montana, United States of America

Brian R. Amman

Affiliation Medical Ecology Unit, Viral Special Pathogens Branch, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Lance A. Waller

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

James N. Mills

Affiliations Population Biology, Ecology, and Evolution Program, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Medical Ecology Unit, Viral Special Pathogens Branch, U.S. 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: KHB JNM RJD AA BRA. Performed the experiments: KHB AA BRA. Analyzed the data: KHB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KHB JNM RJD LAW AJK. Wrote the paper: KHB JNM LAW AA RJD.