About the Authors

Noel J. Gerald

Affiliation Division of Emerging Transfusion Transmitted Diseases, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Victoria Majam

Affiliation Division of Emerging Transfusion Transmitted Diseases, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Babita Mahajan

Affiliation Division of Emerging Transfusion Transmitted Diseases, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Yukiko Kozakai

Affiliation Division of Emerging Transfusion Transmitted Diseases, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Sanjai Kumar

sanjai.kumar@fda.hhs.gov

Affiliation Division of Emerging Transfusion Transmitted Diseases, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NG SK. Performed the experiments: NG VM BM SK. Analyzed the data: NG YK. Wrote the paper: NG SK.