About the Authors

Christine M. Hughes

christine.hughes@cdc.hhs.gov

Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Inger K. Damon

Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Mary G. Reynolds

Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CMH IKD MGR. Performed the experiments: CMH MGR. Analyzed the data: CMH MGR. Wrote the paper: CMH IKD MGR.