About the Authors
- Manas K. Akmatov
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* E-mail: manas.akmatov@helmholtz-hzi.de
Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
- Anja Gatzemeier
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
- Klaus Schughart
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Affiliations Department of Infection Genetics, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
- Frank Pessler
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Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University Children’s Hospital, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MKA FP. Performed the experiments: AG. Analyzed the data: MKA FP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KS. Wrote the paper: MKA FP. Approved the final version of the manuscript: MKA AG KS FP.