About the Authors
- Rodica Gilca
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* E-mail: rodica.gilca@inspq.qc.ca
Affiliations Biological, Environmental and Occupational Risks, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Quebec, QC, Canada, CHU de Quebec, Quebec, QC, Canada, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Danuta M. Skowronski
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Affiliation Influenza & Emerging Respiratory Pathogens, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Monique Douville-Fradet
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Affiliation Biological, Environmental and Occupational Risks, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Rachid Amini
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Affiliation Biological, Environmental and Occupational Risks, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Nicole Boulianne
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Affiliations Biological, Environmental and Occupational Risks, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Quebec, QC, Canada, CHU de Quebec, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Isabelle Rouleau
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Affiliation Bureau de surveillance et de vigie, Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Christine Martineau
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Affiliation Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Montreal, Canada
- Hugues Charest
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Affiliation Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Montreal, Canada
- Gaston De Serres
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Affiliations Biological, Environmental and Occupational Risks, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Quebec, QC, Canada, CHU de Quebec, Quebec, QC, Canada, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests: RG has received research grants from Pfizer and from Sanofi for unrelated studies. GDS has received research grants from GlaxoSmithKline for unrelated studies and was reimbursed for travel expenses to attend an ad hoc GlaxoSmithKline advisory board meeting. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. 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: RG MDF NB GDS. Analyzed the data: RG DMS RA MDF NB IR CM HC GDS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CM HC. Wrote the paper: RG DMS RA MDF NB IR CM HC GDS.