About the Authors
- Josanne H. Verhagen
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Affiliation National Influenza Center and Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Vincent J. Munster
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Affiliation Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
- Frank Majoor
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Affiliation Sovon Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Pascal Lexmond
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Affiliation National Influenza Center and Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Oanh Vuong
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Affiliation National Influenza Center and Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Job B. G. Stumpel
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Current address: Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Affiliation National Influenza Center and Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Guus F. Rimmelzwaan
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Affiliation National Influenza Center and Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus
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Affiliation National Influenza Center and Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Martin Schutten
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Affiliation National Influenza Center and Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Roy Slaterus
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Affiliation Sovon Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Ron A. M. Fouchier
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* E-mail: r.fouchier@erasmusmc.nl
Affiliation National Influenza Center and Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Competing Interests
Co-author Ron A. M. Fouchier is a PLoS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. The authors have declared that no other competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RF VM RS AO GR MS. Performed the experiments: FM JS. Analyzed the data: JV PL OV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RS. Wrote the paper: JV RF.