About the Authors

Michael K. Lo

mko2@cdc.gov

Affiliations Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Herpes Virus Branch, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Mark E. Peeples

Affiliations The Research Institute at the Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America, The Ohio State University, Department of Pediatrics, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

William J. Bellini

Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Herpes Virus Branch, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Stuart T. Nichol

Affiliation Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Paul A. Rota

Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Herpes Virus Branch, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Christina F. Spiropoulou

Affiliation Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MKL MEP PAR. Performed the experiments: MKL MEP. Analyzed the data: MKL MEP STN PAR CFS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MKL MEP WJB STN PAR CFS. Wrote the paper: MKL.