About the Authors

Thomas John Bender

thomas.john.bender@dm.duke.edu

Affiliations Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America, Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Matthew E. Wise

Affiliations Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Okey Utah

Affiliation Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

Anne C. Moorman

Affiliation Division of Viral Hepatitis, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Umid Sharapov

Affiliation Division of Viral Hepatitis, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Jan Drobeniuc

Affiliation Division of Viral Hepatitis, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Yury Khudyakov

Affiliation Division of Viral Hepatitis, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Marielle Fricchione

Affiliation Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Mary Beth White-Comstock

Affiliation Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

Nicola D. Thompson

Affiliation Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Priti R. Patel

Affiliation Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TJB MEW OU ACM US JD YK MF MBWC NDT PRP. Performed the experiments: TJB MEW OU ACM US JD YK MF MBWC NDT PRP. Analyzed the data: TJB MEW OU ACM US JD YK MF MBWC NDT PRP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TJB MEW OU ACM US JD YK MF MBWC NDT PRP. Wrote the paper: TJB MEW OU ACM US JD YK MF MBWC NDT PRP.