About the Authors
- Benjamin J. Cowling
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Affiliation Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Rita O. P. Fung
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Affiliation Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Calvin K. Y. Cheng
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Affiliation Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Vicky J. Fang
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Affiliation Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Kwok Hung Chan
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Wing Hong Seto
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Affiliation Queen Mary Hospital, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong, China
- Raymond Yung
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Affiliation Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, Government of the Hong Kong SAR, China
- Billy Chiu
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Affiliation Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Hong Kong, China
- Paco Lee
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Affiliation St Paul's Hospital, Hong Kong, China
- Timothy M. Uyeki
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Affiliation Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Peter M. Houck
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Affiliation Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, National Center for Preparedness, Detection and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- J. S. Malik Peiris
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Gabriel M. Leung
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* E-mail: gmleung@hku.hk
Affiliation Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JP GL BC WS RY. Performed the experiments: JP KC BC RF CC. Analyzed the data: JP GL KC BC VF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JP KC. Wrote the paper: JP GL KC TU BC RF CC VF WS RY BC PL PH.