About the Authors

Wanna Hanshaoworakul

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

James Mark Simmerman

msimmerman@cdc.gov

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Thailand MOPH – U. S. CDC Collaboration, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Ubolrat Narueponjirakul

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

Wiwan Sanasuttipun

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Thailand MOPH – U. S. CDC Collaboration, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Vivek Shinde

Affiliation Influenza Division, U. S. Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Suchada Kaewchana

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Thailand MOPH – U. S. CDC Collaboration, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Darin Areechokechai

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

Jens Levy

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Thailand MOPH – U. S. CDC Collaboration, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Kumnuan Ungchusak

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

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JS. Performed the experiments: WH UN WS VS SK DA. Analyzed the data: WH JS VS JL. Wrote the paper: WH JS. Senior epidemiologist and supervisor, responsible for all scientific output of the program: KU.