About the Authors

Jane Cardosa

jane.cardosa@gmail.com

Affiliation Institute of Health & Community Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia

Mong How Ooi

Affiliations Institute of Health & Community Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia, Sibu Hospital, Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia

Phaik Hooi Tio

Affiliation Institute of Health & Community Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia

David Perera

Affiliation Institute of Health & Community Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia

Edward C. Holmes

Affiliations Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Department of Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Khatijar Bibi

Affiliation University Clinic, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia

Zahara Abdul Manap

Affiliation University Clinic, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JC MHO PHT. Performed the experiments: JC PHT DP. Analyzed the data: JC MHO PHT DP ECH KB ZAM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ECH. Wrote the paper: JC MHO PHT DP ECH. Reviewed the clinical data: MHO. Made the diagnosis and managed the patient: KB. Performed follow-up care: KB. Managed the patient and performed follow-up and review of the case: ZAM.