About the Authors

Shobha Broor

shobha.broor@gmail.com

Affiliation All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India

Anand Krishnan

Affiliation All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India

Dipanjan S. Roy

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

Shivram Dhakad

Affiliation All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India

Samander Kaushik

Affiliation All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India

Muneer A. Mir

Affiliation All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India

Yashpal Singh

Affiliation All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India

Ann Moen

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

Mandeep Chadha

Affiliation National Institute of Virology, Pune, India

Akhilesh C. Mishra

Affiliation National Institute of Virology, Pune, India

Renu B. Lal

Affiliation Influenza Division, 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: SB AK AM MC ACM RBL. Performed the experiments: SD SK MAM YS. Analyzed the data: DSR RBL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AM. Wrote the paper: SB DSR RBL.