About the Authors

Jennifer L. Kwan

Affiliation Center for Vectorborne Diseases, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Susanne Kluh

Affiliation Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District, Santa Fe Springs, California, United States of America

William K. Reisen

wkreisen@ucdavis.edu

Affiliation Center for Vectorborne Diseases, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: WKR JLK. Performed the experiments: SK JLK. Analyzed the data: JLK WKR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SK. Wrote the paper: WKR JLK.