About the Authors
- Vincent J Munster
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Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Chantal Baas
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Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Pascal Lexmond
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Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Jonas Waldenström
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Affiliation Section for Zoonotic Ecology and Epidemiology, Department of Biology and Environmental Science, University of Kalmar, Kalmar, Sweden
- Anders Wallensten
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Affiliations Smedby Health Center, Kalmar County Council, Kalmar, Sweden , Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Thord Fransson
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Affiliation Bird Ringing Center, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden
- Guus F Rimmelzwaan
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Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Walter E. P Beyer
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Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Martin Schutten
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Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Björn Olsen
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Affiliations Section for Zoonotic Ecology and Epidemiology, Department of Biology and Environmental Science, University of Kalmar, Kalmar, Sweden , Department of Clinical Science, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
- Albert D. M. E Osterhaus
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Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Ron A. M Fouchier
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*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: r.fouchier@erasmusmc.nl
Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
VJM, GFR, BO, ADMEO, and RAMF conceived and designed the experiments. VJM, CB, PL, MS, and RAMF performed the experiments. VJM, JW, AW, TF, GFR, WEPB, ADMEO, and RAMF analyzed the data. VJM, CB, PL, JW, AW, TF, MS, BO, and RAMF contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools. VJM and RAMF wrote the paper.