About the Authors
- Wim Delva
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Affiliation South African Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation Centre for Excellence in Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- David P. Wilson
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Affiliation Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Laith Abu-Raddad
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Affiliations Infectious Disease Epidemiology Group, Weill Cornell Medical College—Qatar, Cornell University, Qatar Foundation—Education City, Doha, Qatar, Department of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, New York, New York, United States of America, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Marelize Gorgens
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Affiliation Global HIV/AIDS Program, The World Bank, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
- David Wilson
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Affiliation Global HIV/AIDS Program, The World Bank, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
- Timothy B. Hallett
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Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Alex Welte
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* E-mail: alexwelte@sun.ac.za
Affiliation South African Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation Centre for Excellence in Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: WD DPW LA-R TH AW. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: WD DPW LA-R DW MG TH AW. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: WD DPW LA-R DW MG TH AW. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: WD DPW LA-R DW MG TH AW. Contributed to the conceptualisation and drafting of the article: WD DPW LA-R DW MG TH AW.