About the Authors

Lilian W. Waiboci

lwaiboci@ke.cdc.gov

Affiliation US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya

Emmaculate Lebo

Affiliation US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya

John M. Williamson

Affiliation US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya

William Mwiti

Affiliation Kenya Medical Research Institute/US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya

Gilbert K. Kikwai

Affiliation Kenya Medical Research Institute/US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya

Henry Njuguna

Affiliation Kenya Medical Research Institute/US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya

Beatrice Olack

Affiliation Kenya Medical Research Institute/US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya

Robert F. Breiman

Affiliation US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya

M. Kariuki Njenga

Affiliation US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya

Mark A. Katz

Affiliations US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya, Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), 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: LWW EL MAK MKN HN WM RFB BO. Performed the experiments: GKK LWW MKN. Analyzed the data: JMW EL MAK LWW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MAK MKN RFB. Wrote the paper: LWW MAK EL MKN JMW. Collected clinical specimens and managed clinical data: HN WM. Coordinated field activities: BO WM.