About the Authors
- Seth C. Britch
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Contributed equally to this work with: Seth C. Britch, Yatinder S. Binepal, Henry M. Kariithi
Affiliation Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Yatinder S. Binepal
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Contributed equally to this work with: Seth C. Britch, Yatinder S. Binepal, Henry M. Kariithi
Affiliation Biotechnology Center, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
- Mark G. Ruder
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Affiliation Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
- Henry M. Kariithi
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Contributed equally to this work with: Seth C. Britch, Yatinder S. Binepal, Henry M. Kariithi
Affiliation Biotechnology Center, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
- Kenneth J. Linthicum
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Affiliation Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Assaf Anyamba
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Affiliation National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, United States of America
- Jennifer L. Small
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Affiliation National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, United States of America
- Compton J. Tucker
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Affiliation National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, United States of America
- Leonard O. Ateya
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Affiliation Biotechnology Center, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
- Abuu A. Oriko
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Affiliation Biotechnology Center, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
- Stephen Gacheru
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Affiliation Director of Veterinary Services, Private Bag, Kabete, Kenya
- William C. Wilson
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* E-mail: william.wilson@ars.usda.gov
Affiliation Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: YSB SCB HMK KJL WCW. Performed the experiments: HMK LOA AAO WCW AA JS KJL SCB CJT. Analyzed the data: AA JS KJL SCB CJT HMK LOA AAO WCW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YSB MGR AA JS CJT SG WCW. Wrote the paper: SCB YSB MGR KJL HMK AA WCW.