About the Authors

Vinay Gupta

Affiliations Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States of America, Thailand Ministry of Public Health – U.S. CDC Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Fatimah S. Dawood

Affiliation Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Charung Muangchana

Affiliation National Vaccine Committee Office, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Phan Trong Lan

Affiliation General Department of Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Anonh Xeuatvongsa

Affiliation Expanded Program on Immunizations, Ministry of Public Health, Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Ly Sovann

Affiliation CDC Department, Ministry of Public Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Remigio Olveda

Affiliation Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Department of Health, Muntinlupa City, Philippines

Jeffery Cutter

Affiliation Communicable Diseases Division, Ministry of Health, Singapore

Khin Yi Oo

Affiliation National Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Nay Pyi Taw, The Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Theresia Sandra Diah Ratih

Affiliation Expanded Program on Immunizations, Ministry of Public Health, Jakarta, Republic of Indonesia

Chong Chee Kheong

Affiliation Disease Control Division, Ministry of Health, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Bryan K. Kapella

Affiliation Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Paul Kitsutani

Affiliation Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Andrew Corwin

Affiliation Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Sonja J. Olsen

Solsen@cdc.gov

Affiliations Thailand Ministry of Public Health – U.S. CDC Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand, Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, 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: VG FSD BKK PK AC SJO. Performed the experiments: CM PTL AX LS RO JC KYO TSDR CCK. Analyzed the data: VG FSD SJO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: VG FSD CM PTL AX LS RO JC KYO TSDR CCK BKK PK AC SJO. Wrote the paper: VG FSD CM PTL AX LS RO JC KYO TSDR CCK BKK PK AC SJO.