About the Authors

Maude Pauly

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Project administration, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

maude.pauly@lih.lu

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Research Unit, Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

Antony P. Black

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Lao-Lux-Laboratory, Institute Pasteur du Laos, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic

Phonepaseuth Khampanisong

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Lao-Lux-Laboratory, Institute Pasteur du Laos, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic

Phonethipsavanh Nouanthong

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Lao-Lux-Laboratory, Institute Pasteur du Laos, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic

Judith M. Hübschen

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

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Research Unit, Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

Naphavanh Nanthavong

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institut de la Francophonie pour la Medecine Tropicale, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic

Kong Sayasinh

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institut de la Francophonie pour la Medecine Tropicale, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic

Prapan Jutavijittum

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

Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Bounthome Samountry

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Health Sciences, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic

Anonh Xeuatvongsa

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Immunization Programme, Lao Ministry of Health, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic

Sabine Diedrich

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany

Claude P. Muller

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Infectious Diseases Research Unit, Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, Lao-Lux-Laboratory, Institute Pasteur du Laos, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.