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, Merelbeke, Belgium
- Aurélie Francart
-
Affiliation National Reference Centre of Rabies, Viral Diseases, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), Brussels, Belgium
- Sophie Lamoral
-
Affiliation National Reference Centre of Rabies, Viral Diseases, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), Brussels, Belgium
- Anna Hultberg
-
Affiliation Ablynx NV, Gent, Belgium
- Heidi Rommelaere
-
Affiliation Ablynx NV, Gent, Belgium
- Angela Wittelsberger
-
Affiliation Ablynx NV, Gent, Belgium
- Filip Callewaert
-
Affiliation Ablynx NV, Gent, Belgium
- Thomas Stohr
-
Affiliation Ablynx NV, Gent, Belgium
- Kris Meerschaert
-
Affiliation Ablynx NV, Gent, Belgium
- Ingrid Ottevaere
-
Affiliation Ablynx NV, Gent, Belgium
- Catelijne Stortelers
-
Affiliation Ablynx NV, Gent, Belgium
- Peter Vanlandschoot
-
Affiliation Ablynx NV, Gent, Belgium
- Michael Kalai
-
Affiliation National Reference Centre of Rabies, Viral Diseases, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), Brussels, Belgium
- Steven Van Gucht
-
* E-mail: 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, Merelbeke, Belgium
Competing Interests
The authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: HR, FC, TS, KM, IO and CS are employees of Ablynx NV. AH, AW and PV are former employees of Ablynx NV. Ablynx NV produced the VHH and provided the necessary materials, whereas all virus experiments were performed independently at the Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP, a government-funded institute). This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: ST AH HR AW CS PV SVG. Performed the experiments: ST AF SL AH HR AW FC TS KM IO CS. Analyzed the data: ST AH HR AW FC TS KM IO CS PV MK SVG. Wrote the paper: ST HR FC TS KM IO CS PV MK SVG.