About the Authors

Erhard van der Vries

Affiliation Department of Virology, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Koert J. Stittelaar

Affiliation Viroclinics Biosciences B.V., Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Geert van Amerongen

Affiliation Viroclinics Biosciences B.V., Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Edwin J. B. Veldhuis Kroeze

Affiliation Viroclinics Biosciences B.V., Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Leon de Waal

Affiliation Viroclinics Biosciences B.V., Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Pieter L. A. Fraaij

Affiliations Department of Virology, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Department of Paediatrics, ErasmusMC-Sophia, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Roland J. Meesters

Current address: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota D.E., Colombia

Affiliation Department of Neurology, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Theo M. Luider

Affiliation Department of Neurology, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Bart van der Nagel

Affiliation Department of Hospital Pharmacy, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Birgit Koch

Affiliation Department of Hospital Pharmacy, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Arnold G. Vulto

Affiliation Department of Hospital Pharmacy, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Martin Schutten

Affiliation Department of Virology, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus

a.osterhaus@erasmusmc.nl

Affiliations Department of Virology, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Viroclinics Biosciences B.V., Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and athors have the following conflicts: ADMEO is chief scientific officer of Viroclinics Biosciences BV. Part of this work was funded by Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. Hoffmann-La Roche did not participate in any of the work leading to this manuscript. For the immunocompromised ferret model a patent is pending (PCT/EP2012/063497). This does not alter our adherence to all PLoS Pathogens policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EvdV KJS AGV BK MS ADMEO. Performed the experiments: EvdV KJS GvA EJBVK LdW RJM BK. Analyzed the data: EvdV KJS GvA EJBVK LdW PLAF RJM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RJM TML BvdN BK. Wrote the paper: EvdV KJS ADMEO.