About the Authors
- Nicole L. Podnecky
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Affiliation Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Mindy G. Elrod
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Affiliation Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Bruce R. Newton
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Affiliation Bioterrorism Rapid Response and Advanced Technology Laboratory, Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Leslie A. Dauphin
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Affiliation Bioterrorism Rapid Response and Advanced Technology Laboratory, Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Jianrong Shi
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Affiliation Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Sutthinan Chawalchitiporn
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Affiliation Nakhon Phanom Provincial Health Office, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand
- Henry C. Baggett
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Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Global Disease Detection Regional Center, Thailand Ministry of Public Health-US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand
- Alex R. Hoffmaster
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Affiliation Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Jay E. Gee
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* E-mail: xzg4@cdc.gov
Affiliation Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, 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: NP BN LD AH JG. Performed the experiments: NP ME BN JG. Analyzed the data: NP JS LD AH JG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HB SC AH BN LD JG. Wrote the paper: NP LD AH JG.