About the Authors
- Bui Tien Sy
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Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany, Department of Pathophysiology, Vietnam Military Medical University, Ha Noi, Ha Dong, Viet Nam
- Boris A. Ratsch
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Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
- Nguyen Linh Toan
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Affiliation Department of Pathophysiology, Vietnam Military Medical University, Ha Noi, Ha Dong, Viet Nam
- Le Huu Song
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Affiliation 108 Institute of Clinical Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Tran Hung Dao Hospital, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
- Christian Wollboldt
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Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
- Agnes Bryniok
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Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
- Hung Minh Nguyen
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Affiliation Center of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, da Nang, Viet Nam
- Hoang Van Luong
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Affiliation Department of Pathophysiology, Vietnam Military Medical University, Ha Noi, Ha Dong, Viet Nam
- Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan
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Affiliation Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Heiner Wedemeyer
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Peter G. Kremsner
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Affiliation Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- C.-Thomas Bock
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* E-mail: bockc@rki.de
Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany, Department of Molecular Pathology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Competing Interests
The co-author Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer currently serves as an editor for PLOS ONE. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: BTS BAR NLT LHS TPV PK CTB. Performed the experiments: BTS BAR AB HMN CW CTB. Analyzed the data: BTS BAR NLT LHS HMN CW HVL TPV HW CTB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NLT LHS HMN HVL PK. Wrote the manuscript: BTS BAR HMN TPV CTB.