About the Authors

Paul N. Hudson

fst6@cdc.gov

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) and Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Safety Research (DSR), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Joshua Self

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) and Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Safety Research (DSR), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Sonja Weiss

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) and Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Safety Research (DSR), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Zachary Braden

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) and Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Safety Research (DSR), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Yuhong Xiao

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Natasha M. Girgis

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Ginny Emerson

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) and Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Safety Research (DSR), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Christine Hughes

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) and Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Safety Research (DSR), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Scott A. Sammons

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) and Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Safety Research (DSR), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Stuart N. Isaacs

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Inger K. Damon

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) and Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Safety Research (DSR), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Victoria A. Olson

Affiliation Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) and Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Safety Research (DSR), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), 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: PNH IKD VAO SNI. Performed the experiments: PNH JS SW ZB NMG YX. Analyzed the data: PNH ZB NMG GE CH SAS VAO IKD SNI YX. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PNH IKD VAO SNI CH GE SAS. Wrote the paper: PNH IKD VAO SNI GE CH.