About the Authors

Tandakha N. Dieye

Affiliation Laboratoire de Bacteriolgie-Virologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal

Birahim P. NDiaye

Affiliation Laboratoire de Bacteriolgie-Virologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal

Alle B. Dieng

Affiliation Centre de Recherche Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Fann, Dakar, Senegal

Marema Fall

Affiliation Laboratoire de Bacteriolgie-Virologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal

Nathaniel Britain

Affiliation Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford United Kingdom

Samantha Vermaak

Affiliation Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford United Kingdom

Makhtar Camara

Affiliation Laboratoire de Bacteriolgie-Virologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal

Halimatou Diop-Ndiaye

Affiliation Laboratoire de Bacteriolgie-Virologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal

Ndeye Fatou Ngom-Gueye

Affiliation Centre de Traitement Ambulatoire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Fann, Dakar, Senegal

Papa A. Diaw

Affiliation Laboratoire de Bacteriolgie-Virologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal

Coumba Toure-Kane

Affiliation Laboratoire de Bacteriolgie-Virologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal

Papa S. Sow

Affiliation Centre de Recherche Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Fann, Dakar, Senegal

Souleymane Mboup

Affiliation Laboratoire de Bacteriolgie-Virologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal

Helen McShane

helen.mcshane@ndm.ox.ac.uk

Affiliation Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford United Kingdom

Competing Interests

HMcS is an inventor on a patent for MVA85A and is a shareholder in a Joint Venture, the Oxford Emergent Tuberculosis Consortium, formed for the development of MVA85A. 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: TND BPND ABD NB SM HM. Performed the experiments: TND BPND ABD MF MC HDN NFNG PAD CTK PSS. Analyzed the data: TND BPND ABD SV HM. Wrote the paper: TND BPND ABD SV HM. Reviewed and commented on draft: TND BPND ABD MF NB SV MC HDN NFNG PAD CTK PSS SM HM.