About the Authors

Jacqueline Schmuckli-Maurer

Contributed equally to this work with: Jacqueline Schmuckli-Maurer, Carlo Casanova

Affiliation Molecular Pathobiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Carlo Casanova

Contributed equally to this work with: Jacqueline Schmuckli-Maurer, Carlo Casanova

Current address: Institute for Infectious Diseases, Bern, Switzerland

Affiliation Molecular Pathobiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Stéfanie Schmied

Current address: Clinical Trials Unit, Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine, Bern, Switzerland

Affiliation Molecular Pathobiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Sarah Affentranger

Current address: Institute of Pathology, Bern, Switzerland

Affiliation Molecular Pathobiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Iana Parvanova

Affiliation Molecular Pathobiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Simon Kang'a

Current address: Department of Medical Parasitology, New York University, New York, New York, United States of America

Affiliation The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR), Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Vishvanath Nene

Current address: Biomolecular Sciences Building, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

Affiliation The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR), Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Frank Katzer

Current address: Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, Scotland, United Kingdom

Affiliation Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian, United Kingdom

Declan McKeever

Current address: Pathology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Affiliation Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian, United Kingdom

Joachim Müller

Affiliation Institute of Parasitology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Richard Bishop

Affiliation International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Arnab Pain

Affiliation Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Dirk A. E. Dobbelaere

dirk.dobbelaere@mopa.unibe.ch

Affiliation Molecular Pathobiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JSM CC RB AP DAD. Performed the experiments: JSM CC SS SA IP SK JM. Analyzed the data: JSM CC VMN RB DAD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JSM FK DM RB AP. Wrote the paper: DAD.