About the Authors
- Massaro W. Ueti
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* E-mail: massaro@vetmed.wsu.edu
Affiliations Animal Diseases Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Pullman, Washington, United States of America, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
- Robert H. Mealey
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
- Lowell S. Kappmeyer
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Affiliation Animal Diseases Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
- Stephen N. White
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Affiliations Animal Diseases Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Pullman, Washington, United States of America, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
- Nancy Kumpula-McWhirter
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
- Angela M. Pelzel
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Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, Western Regional Office, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- Juanita F. Grause
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Affiliation Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
- Thomas O. Bunn
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Affiliation Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
- Andy Schwartz
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Affiliation Texas Animal Health Commission, Austin, Texas, United States of America
- Josie L. Traub-Dargatz
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, Animal Population Health Institute, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- Amy Hendrickson
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Affiliation National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
- Benjamin Espy
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Affiliation Equine Reproduction, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
- Alan J. Guthrie
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Affiliation Equine Research Centre, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa
- W. Kent Fowler
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Affiliation California Department of Food and Agriculture, Sacramento, California, United States of America
- Donald P. Knowles
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Affiliations Animal Diseases Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Pullman, Washington, United States of America, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MWU RHM DPK. Performed the experiments: LSK NKM. Analyzed the data: SNW LSK NKM JLTD TOB AS AH AJG WKF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BE AMP JFG. Wrote the paper: MWU.