About the Authors
- Rik L de Swart
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*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: r.deswart@erasmusmc.nl
Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Martin Ludlow
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Contributed equally to this work with: Martin Ludlow, Lot de Witte
Affiliation School of Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University of Belfast, United Kingdom
- Lot de Witte
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Contributed equally to this work with: Martin Ludlow, Lot de Witte
Affiliation Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Yusuke Yanagi
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Affiliation Department of Virology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Geert van Amerongen
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Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Stephen McQuaid
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Affiliation School of Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University of Belfast, United Kingdom
- Selma Yüksel
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Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Teunis B. H Geijtenbeek
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Affiliation Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- W. Paul Duprex
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Affiliation School of Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University of Belfast, United Kingdom
- Albert D. M. E Osterhaus
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Affiliation Department of Virology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
ML and LdW contributed equally to this study. RLdS, TBHG, WPD, and ADMEO designed and planned the study. RLdS coordinated the study and wrote the manuscript, to which all authors provided feedback. All authors approved the final version of the manuscript. RLdS and GvA undertook the infection experiments and obtained study samples and macroscopic images. YY provided the plasmid from which the recombinant virus was rescued. RLdS and SY performed the virological and serological experiments and the FACS assays. RLdS prepared Figures 1–4, Tables S1–S3, and Figures S1 and S2. LdW performed virus detection assays in samples from skin and mouth and prepared Figures 5 and S3. ML and SM performed virus detection assays in other organs and prepared Figures 6 and S4.