About the Authors

Jérome LeGoff

Contributed equally to this work with: Jérome LeGoff, Dominique Rousset

Affiliations University Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris, France, Inserm U941, Paris, France

Dominique Rousset

Contributed equally to this work with: Jérome LeGoff, Dominique Rousset

Affiliations Institut Pasteur, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, Centre National de Référence des virus influenzae (Région-Nord), Département de Virologie, Paris, France, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, URA3015, Paris, France

Georges Abou-Jaoudé

Affiliations Institut Pasteur, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, Centre National de Référence des virus influenzae (Région-Nord), Département de Virologie, Paris, France, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, URA3015, Paris, France

Anne Scemla

Affiliation Infectious Disease Department, Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris, France

Patricia Ribaud

Affiliation Service d'Hématologie-Greffe, Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris, France

Séverine Mercier-Delarue

Affiliations Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris, France, Inserm U941, Paris, France

Valérie Caro

Affiliation Institut Pasteur, Plateforme de génotypage des pathogènes et santé publique, Paris, France

Vincent Enouf

Affiliations Institut Pasteur, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, Centre National de Référence des virus influenzae (Région-Nord), Département de Virologie, Paris, France, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, URA3015, Paris, France

François Simon

Affiliations University Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris, France, Inserm U941, Paris, France

Jean-Michel Molina

Affiliation Infectious Disease Department, Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris, France

Sylvie van der Werf

sylvie.van-der-werf@pasteur.fr

Affiliations University Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France, Institut Pasteur, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, Centre National de Référence des virus influenzae (Région-Nord), Département de Virologie, Paris, France, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, URA3015, Paris, France

Competing Interests

SvdW received research grant from Glaxo-Smith Kline-Beecham (GSK) on unrelated subject; has joined patent from institution with GSK on unrelated subject; involvement in some epidemiological studies partially or fully granted by Roche and GSK; received travel grants and honoraria to institution for speaking or participation at meetings by GSK. VE received grant for public health related study from GSK; his spouse is employed by GSK. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JLG DR GAJ FS SvdW. Performed the experiments: JLG SMD GAJ. Analyzed the data: JLG DR GAJ FS SvdW VE VC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JLG GAJ VE. Wrote the paper: JLG DR GAJ FS SvdW JMM. Patient treatment and follow up: AS PR JMM.