About the Authors

James Sejvar

zea3@cdc.gov

Affiliation Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Emily Lutterloh

Affiliations Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office, Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Current Position, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, United States of America

Jeremias Naiene

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Maputo, Mozambique

Andrew Likaka

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi

Robert Manda

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi

Benjamin Nygren

Affiliation Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Infectious Diseases, NCEZID, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Stephan Monroe

Affiliation Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Tadala Khaila

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi

Sara A. Lowther

Affiliation Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office, Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Linda Capewell

Affiliation Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office, Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Kashmira Date

Affiliation Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office, Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

David Townes

Affiliation Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office, Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Yanique Redwood

Affiliation Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office, Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Joshua Schier

Affiliation Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Beth Tippett Barr

Affiliation Global AIDS Program, CDC, Lilongwe, Malawi

Austin Demby

Affiliation Global AIDS Program, CDC, Lilongwe, Malawi

Macpherson Mallewa

Affiliation Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi

Sam Kampondeni

Affiliation Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi

Ben Blount

Affiliation Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Michael Humphrys

Affiliation Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Infectious Diseases, NCEZID, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Deborah Talkington

Affiliation Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Infectious Diseases, NCEZID, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Gregory L. Armstrong

Affiliation Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Eric Mintz

Affiliation Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Infectious Diseases, NCEZID, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: J. Sejvar EL SM J. Schier B. Barr MH GA. Performed the experiments: J. Sevjar EL JN AL RM SM SL LC KD DT YR J. Schier B. Barr SK B. Blount MH. Analyzed the data: J. Sejvar EL BN J. Schier MH GA EM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BN SK B. Blount MH DT GA EM. Wrote the paper: J. Sejvar EL JN AL RM BN SM TK SL LC KD DT YR J. Schier B. Barr AD MM SK B. Blount MH DT EM.