About the Authors

Phonethipsavanh Nouanthong

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Lao-Lux Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Laos, Ban Kao-Gnot, Sisattanak District, Vientiane, Lao PDR

Lisa Hefele

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

Jerapha Keokhamphue

Roles Project administration

Affiliation National Blood Transfusion Center, Lao Red Cross, Rue Phai Nam, Vientiane, Lao PDR

Vonhphet Sorrasin

Roles Project administration

Affiliation National Blood Transfusion Center, Lao Red Cross, Rue Phai Nam, Vientiane, Lao PDR

Vilaysone Khounvisith

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

Affiliation Lao-Lux Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Laos, Ban Kao-Gnot, Sisattanak District, Vientiane, Lao PDR

Chanthala Souksakhone

Roles Project administration

Affiliation National Blood Transfusion Center, Lao Red Cross, Rue Phai Nam, Vientiane, Lao PDR

Prapan Jutavijittum

Roles Conceptualization

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

Claude P. Muller

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

Antony P. Black

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Lao-Lux Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Laos, Ban Kao-Gnot, Sisattanak District, Vientiane, Lao PDR

Judith M. Hübschen

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

judith.huebschen@lih.lu

Affiliation Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.