About the Authors

Christina L. Hutson

chutson1@cdc.gov (CH); iad7@cdc.gov (ID)

Affiliations Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Nadia Gallardo-Romero

Affiliation Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Darin S. Carroll

Affiliation Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Cody Clemmons

Affiliation Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Johanna S. Salzer

Affiliations Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Program in Population Biology, Ecology and Evolution, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Tamas Nagy

Affiliation Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Christine M. Hughes

Affiliation Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Victoria A. Olson

Affiliation Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Kevin L. Karem

Affiliation Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Inger K. Damon

chutson1@cdc.gov (CH); iad7@cdc.gov (ID)

Affiliation Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Processed and ran molecular assays; CC. Conceived and designed the experiments: CLH NGR DC VAO KLK IKD. Performed the experiments: CLH NGR DC CC JSS. Analyzed the data: CLH CH TN VAO IKD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TN. Wrote the paper: CLH NGR DSC JSS TN CH VAO KLK IKD.