About the Authors

Joost H. C. M. Kreijtz

Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Yasemin Suezer

Affiliation Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany

Gerrie de Mutsert

Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Geert van Amerongen

Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Astrid Schwantes

Affiliation Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany

Judith M. A. van den Brand

Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Ron A. M. Fouchier

Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Johannes Löwer

Affiliation Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany

Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus

Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Gerd Sutter

Affiliations Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, Germany

Guus F. Rimmelzwaan

g.rimmelzwaan@erasmusmc.nl

Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

A patent application (PCT/EP2007/062446) on the use of MVA as candidate influenza vaccine was filed (Publication date May 29, 2008). GR has an affiliation with Viroclinics BV as a consultant.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JK GS GFR. Performed the experiments: JK YS GdM GvA AS. Analyzed the data: JK JvdB GS GFR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YS AS. Wrote the paper: JK RAMF JL ADMEO GS GFR.