About the Authors

Claudia R. Molins

CMolins@cdc.gov

Affiliation Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United State of America

Mark J. Delorey

Affiliation Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United State of America

John W. Young

Affiliation Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United State of America

Brook M. Yockey

Affiliation Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United State of America

John T. Belisle

Affiliation Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Martin E. Schriefer

Affiliation Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United State of America

Jeannine M. Petersen

Affiliation Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United State of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CRM JWY BMY JTB MES JMP. Performed the experiments: CRM JWY BMY. Analyzed the data: CRM MJD JMP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MJD. Wrote the paper: CRM MJD JTB JMP.