About the Authors
- Susan Hariri
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* E-mail: shariri@cdc.gov
Affiliation Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Martin Steinau
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Affiliation Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Allen Rinas
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Affiliation Gillings School of Global Public Health and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Julia W. Gargano
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Affiliations Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Christina Ludema
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Affiliation Gillings School of Global Public Health and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Elizabeth R. Unger
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Affiliation Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Alicia L. Carter
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Affiliation Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings, Burlington, North Carolina, United States of America
- Kathy L. Grant
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Affiliation Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Melanie Bamberg
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Affiliation Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
- James E. McDermott
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Affiliation Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
- Lauri E. Markowitz
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Affiliation Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Noel T. Brewer
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Affiliation Gillings School of Global Public Health and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Jennifer S. Smith
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Affiliation Gillings School of Global Public Health and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
Competing Interests
Co-author Alicia Carter is an Associate Vice President, the Atlantic Division Medical Director, and an Anatomic Pathology Discipline Director at LabCorp. She states that she does not have any declarations relating to SH's employment, consultancy, patents, or any other products that would alter the adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. All other authors have declared that no competing interests exist that may alter their adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SH JS LEM ERU NB. Performed the experiments: MS ERU. Analyzed the data: SH JWG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AR CL ALC KLG MB. Wrote the paper: SH JWG MS.