About the Authors
- Gilberto Vaughan
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* E-mail: GVaughan@cdc.gov
Affiliation Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Guoliang Xia
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Affiliation Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Joseph C. Forbi
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Affiliation Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Michael A. Purdy
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Affiliation Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Lívia Maria Gonçalves Rossi
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Affiliation Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Philip R. Spradling
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Affiliation Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Yury E. Khudyakov
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Affiliation Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors would like to state that Dr. Yury Khudyakov serves as academic editor for PLOS ONE; however, 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: GV YEK. Performed the experiments: GV JCF LMGR. Analyzed the data: GV GX MAP PRS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GV YEK. Wrote the paper: GV YEK.