About the Authors

Rajal K. Mody

rmody@cdc.gov

Affiliations Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Sharon A. Greene

Affiliation Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Linda Gaul

Affiliation Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas, United States of America

Adrianne Sever

Affiliation Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Sarah Pichette

Affiliation United States Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

Ingrid Zambrana

Affiliation United States Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

Thi Dang

Affiliation Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas, United States of America

Angie Gass

Affiliation Wichita Falls-Wichita County Public Health District, Wichita Falls, Texas, United States of America

René Wood

Affiliation Wichita Falls-Wichita County Public Health District, Wichita Falls, Texas, United States of America

Karen Herman

Affiliation Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Laura B. Cantwell

Affiliation Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Gerhard Falkenhorst

Affiliation Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Kathleen Wannemuehler

Affiliation Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Robert M. Hoekstra

Affiliation Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Isaac McCullum

Affiliation Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Amy Cone

Affiliation Wichita Falls-Wichita County Public Health District, Wichita Falls, Texas, United States of America

Lou Franklin

Affiliation Wichita Falls-Wichita County Public Health District, Wichita Falls, Texas, United States of America

Jana Austin

Affiliation Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Kristin Delea

Affiliation National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Casey Barton Behravesh

Affiliation Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Samir V. Sodha

Affiliation Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

J. Christopher Yee

Affiliation United States Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

Brian Emanuel

Affiliation United States Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

Sufian F. Al-Khaldi

Affiliation United States Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

Val Jefferson

Affiliation United States Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

Ian T. Williams

Affiliation Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Patricia M. Griffin

Affiliation Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

David L. Swerdlow

Affiliation Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, 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: RKM SAG LG AS SP IZ CBB SFA-K VJ ITW PMG DLS. Performed the experiments: RKM SAG AS SP IZ TD AG RW KH LBC GF AC LF JA KD CBB SVS JCY BE SFA-K VJ DLS. Analyzed the data: RKM SAG AS SP IZ KW RMH IM SFA-K VJ DLS. Wrote the paper: RKM PMG DLS. Revised manuscript for important intellectual content: SAG LG AS SP IZ TD AG RW KH LBC GH KW RMH IM AC LF JA KD CBB SVS JCY BE SFA VJ ITW PMG DLS.