About the Authors

Julia Rhodes

juliar@th.cdc.gov

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Global Disease Detection Regional Center, Thailand Ministry of Public Health – United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Surang Dejsirilert

Affiliation National Institute of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Susan A. Maloney

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Global Disease Detection Regional Center, Thailand Ministry of Public Health – United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Possawat Jorakate

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Global Disease Detection Regional Center, Thailand Ministry of Public Health – United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Anek Kaewpan

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Global Disease Detection Regional Center, Thailand Ministry of Public Health – United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Prasert Salika

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Global Disease Detection Regional Center, Thailand Ministry of Public Health – United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Thantapat Akarachotpong

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Global Disease Detection Regional Center, Thailand Ministry of Public Health – United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Prabda Prapasiri

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Global Disease Detection Regional Center, Thailand Ministry of Public Health – United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Sathapana Naorat

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Global Disease Detection Regional Center, Thailand Ministry of Public Health – United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Peera Areerat

Affiliation Nakhon Phanom Provincial Health Office, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand

Asadang Ruayajin

Affiliation Sa Kaeo Provincial Health Office, Sa Kaeo, Thailand

Pathom Sawanpanyalert

Affiliation National Institute of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Pasakorn Akarasewi

Affiliation Bureau of Epidemiology, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Leonard F. Peruski Jr

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Global Disease Detection Regional Center, Thailand Ministry of Public Health – United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Henry C. Baggett

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Global Disease Detection Regional Center, Thailand Ministry of Public Health – United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JR SD SAM PJ AK P. Salika PP SN P. Areerat AR P. Sawanpanyalert P. Akarasewi LFP HCB. Performed the experiments: PJ AK P. Salika. Analyzed the data: JR PJ AK TA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SD SAM P. Areerat AR P. Sawanpanyalert P. Akarasewi LFP. Wrote the paper: JR SAM LFP HCB. Maintained and cleaned database: TA.