About the Authors

Hung-Chih Kuo

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan

Tsai-Ling Lauderdale

Affiliation National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan

Dan-Yuan Lo

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan

Chiou-Lin Chen

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan

Pei-Chen Chen

Affiliation National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan

Shiu-Yun Liang

Affiliation Centers for Disease Control, Taichung, Taiwan

Jung-Che Kuo

Affiliation Centers for Disease Control, Taichung, Taiwan

Ying-Shu Liao

Affiliation Centers for Disease Control, Taichung, Taiwan

Chun-Hsing Liao

Affiliation Centers for Disease Control, Taichung, Taiwan

Chi-Sen Tsao

Affiliation Centers for Disease Control, Taichung, Taiwan

Chien-Shun Chiou

nipmcsc@cdc.gov.tw

Affiliation Centers for Disease Control, Taichung, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CSC HCK. Performed the experiments: TLL DYL CLC PCC SYL JCK YSL CHL CST. Analyzed the data: CSC HCK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CSC HCK DYL CLC. Wrote the paper: CSC TLL.