About the Authors

Timothy Y. Liu

Affiliation University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Jason L. Sanders

Affiliation University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Fu-Chiang Tsui

Affiliations University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Real-time Outbreak and Disease Surveillance Laboratory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Jeremy U. Espino

Affiliations University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Real-time Outbreak and Disease Surveillance Laboratory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Virginia M. Dato

Affiliations University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Joe Suyama

suyamaj@upmc.edu

Affiliations University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Urgent Care at Shadyside, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TL J. Suyama JE FT J. Sanders VD. Performed the experiments: J. Suyama TL J. Sanders. Analyzed the data: J. Sanders FT JE. Wrote the paper: J. Suyama TL J. Sanders VD JE FT.