About the Authors

Khin Thu Zar Htwe

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

ktzh@med.niigata-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Division of International Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata, Japan

Clyde Dapat

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Virology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, 2–1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

Yugo Shobugawa

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of International Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata, Japan

Takashi Odagiri

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software

Affiliation Division of International Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata, Japan

Akinobu Hibino

Roles Data curation, Project administration

Affiliation Division of International Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata, Japan

Hiroki Kondo

Roles Data curation, Project administration

Affiliation Division of International Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata, Japan

Ren Yagami

Roles Data curation, Project administration, Software

Affiliation Division of International Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata, Japan

Takehiko Saito

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Project administration

Affiliation Influenza and Prion Disease Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, NARO, 3-1-1 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Nobuhiro Takemae

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Project administration

Affiliation Influenza and Prion Disease Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, NARO, 3-1-1 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Tsutomu Tamura

Roles Methodology, Project administration

Affiliation Niigata Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences, 314–1 Sowa, Nishi-ku, Niigata, Niigata, Japan

Hisami Watanabe

Roles Project administration, Resources

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Research Center of Niigata University in Myanmar, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Niigata, Japan

Yadanar Kyaw

Roles Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision

Affiliation Respiratory Medicine Department, Thingangyun Sanpya Hospital, Yangon, Yangon Division, Myanmar

Nay Lin

Roles Investigation, Project administration, Resources

Affiliation Clinical Laboratory, Microbiology Section, Pyinmana Township Hospital, Pyinmana Township, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

Yi Yi Myint

Roles Investigation, Resources, Supervision

Affiliation Yangon General Hospital, Lanmadaw, Yangon, Yangon Division, Myanmar

Htay Htay Tin

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision

Affiliation National Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Sports, Dagon, Yangon, Yangon Division, Myanmar

Win Thein

Roles Project administration, Resources

Affiliation National Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Sports, Dagon, Yangon, Yangon Division, Myanmar

Latt Latt Kyaw

Roles Investigation, Project administration, Resources

Affiliation National Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Sports, Dagon, Yangon, Yangon Division, Myanmar

Pan Ei Soe

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Project administration, Resources

Affiliation National Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Sports, Dagon, Yangon, Yangon Division, Myanmar

Makoto Naito

Roles Project administration

Affiliation Pathology department, Niigata Medical Center Hospital, Nishi-ku, Niigata, Niigata, Japan

Hassan Zaraket

Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, Center for Infectious Diseases Research, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Hiroshi Suzuki

Roles Project administration

Affiliation School of Nursing and Psychology, Niigata Seiryo University, Suido-cho Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata, Japan

Takashi Abe

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Nishi-ku, Niigata, Niigata, Japan

Reiko Saito

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of International Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.