About the Authors

Sanne Terryn

Affiliations National Reference Centre of Rabies, Viral Diseases, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), Brussels, Belgium, Laboratory of Virology, Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Aurélie Francart

Affiliation National Reference Centre of Rabies, Viral Diseases, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), Brussels, Belgium

Heidi Rommelaere

Affiliation Ablynx NV, Ghent, Belgium

Catelijne Stortelers

Affiliation Ablynx NV, Ghent, Belgium

Steven Van Gucht

steven.vangucht@wiv-isp.be

Affiliations National Reference Centre of Rabies, Viral Diseases, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), Brussels, Belgium, Laboratory of Virology, Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: HR and CS are employees of Ablynx NV, a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of Nanobodies (VHH). Ablynx NV provided the VHH material for the study.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ST SVG. Performed the experiments: ST AF. Analyzed the data: ST CS HR SVG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CS HR. Wrote the paper: ST SVG.