About the Authors

Alicia M. Fry

agf1@cdc.gov

Affiliation Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Malinee Chittaganpitch

Affiliation National Institute of Health, Thailand Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Henry C. Baggett

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Thai MOPH-U.S.CDC Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Teresa C. T. Peret

Affiliation Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Ryan K. Dare

Affiliation Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Pongpun Sawatwong

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Thai MOPH-U.S.CDC Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Somsak Thamthitiwat

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Thai MOPH-U.S.CDC Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Peera Areerat

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Thai MOPH-U.S.CDC Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Wichai Sanasuttipun

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Thai MOPH-U.S.CDC Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Julie Fischer

Current address: Stimson Center, Washington, D.C., United States of America

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Thai MOPH-U.S.CDC Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Susan A. Maloney

Affiliation International Emerging Infections Program, Thai MOPH-U.S.CDC Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Dean D. Erdman

Affiliation Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Sonja J. Olsen

Affiliation Division of Emerging Infections and Surveillance Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AMF MC DDE DJO HCB. Performed the experiments: MC HCB TCTP RKD PS ST PA WS JF DDE SJO. Analyzed the data: AMF HCB DDE MC TCTP SJO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TCTP RKD PS ST PA WS DDE HCB. Wrote the paper: AMF HCB JF SAM DDE SJO.