About the Authors
- Steven Riley
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* E-mail: s.riley@imperial.ac.uk
Affiliations MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, United Kingdom, Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
- Kin O. Kwok
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Affiliation Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
- Kendra M. Wu
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Affiliation Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
- Danny Y. Ning
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Affiliation Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
- Benjamin J. Cowling
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Affiliation Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
- Joseph T. Wu
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Affiliation Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
- Lai-Ming Ho
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Affiliation Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
- Thomas Tsang
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Affiliation Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
- Su-Vui Lo
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Affiliation Hospital Authority, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
- Daniel K. W. Chu
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
- Edward S. K. Ma
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Affiliation Hospital Authority, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
- J. S. Malik Peiris
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Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China, HKU-Pasteur Research Center, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
Competing Interests
BJC has received research funding from MedImmune Inc., a manufacturer of influenza vaccines. JSMP declares research support from GlaxoSmithKline, Baxter, Cruxell, Combinatorix, and DIVA Solutions. No other conflicts were declared. Dr J.S Malik Peiris is a PLoS Medicine Editorial Board Member.
Author Contributions
ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: SR KOK KMW DYN BJC JTW LMH TT SVL DKWC ESKM JSMP. Agree with the manuscript's results and conclusions: SR KOK KMW DYN BJC JTW LMH TT SVL DKWC ESKM JSMP. Designed the experiments/the study: SR KOK KMW BJC JTW JSMP. Analyzed the data: SR KOK KMW DYN. Collected data/did experiments for the study: SR KOK KMW DYN LMH TT DKWC ESKM JSMP. Enrolled patients: KOK KMW. Wrote the first draft of the paper: SR. Contributed to the writing of the paper: SR KOK BJC JTW SVL JSMP.