About the Authors

Lina Sun

Affiliation State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China

Xiuhua Lu

Affiliation Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Chuan Li

Affiliation State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China

Min Wang

Affiliation State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China

Qinzhi Liu

Affiliation State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China

Zi Li

Affiliation State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China

Xiaofen Hu

Affiliation State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China

Jiandong Li

Affiliation State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China

Feng Liu

Affiliation State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China

Qun Li

Affiliation Anhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Heifei, China

Jessica A. Belser

Affiliation Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Kathy Hancock

Affiliation Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Yuelong Shu

Affiliation State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China

Jacqueline M. Katz

Affiliation Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Mifang Liang

mifangl@vip.sina.com (ML); lidx@chinacdc.cn (DL)

Affiliation State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China

Dexin Li

mifangl@vip.sina.com (ML); lidx@chinacdc.cn (DL)

Affiliation State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LS XL YS JMK ML DL. Performed the experiments: LS XL CL MW QL ZL XH JL FL QL JAB KH. Analyzed the data: LS XL JL FL KH YS JMK ML DL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KH YS JMK ML DL. Wrote the paper: LS XL JMK ML DL.