About the Authors

Luca Ferreri

luca.ferreri@unito.it

Affiliations Computational Epidemiology Group, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Applied Research on Computational Complex Systems Group, Department of Computer Science, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

Mario Giacobini

Affiliations Computational Epidemiology Group, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Applied Research on Computational Complex Systems Group, Department of Computer Science, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Complex Systems Unit, Molecular Biotechnology Centre, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

Paolo Bajardi

Affiliations Computational Epidemiology Group, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Applied Research on Computational Complex Systems Group, Department of Computer Science, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

Luigi Bertolotti

Affiliation Computational Epidemiology Group, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

Luca Bolzoni

Affiliations Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna, Parma, Italy, Dipartimento Biodiversità ed Ecologia Molecolare, Centro Ricerca e Innovazione, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige, Italy

Valentina Tagliapietra

Affiliation Dipartimento Biodiversità ed Ecologia Molecolare, Centro Ricerca e Innovazione, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige, Italy

Annapaola Rizzoli

Affiliation Dipartimento Biodiversità ed Ecologia Molecolare, Centro Ricerca e Innovazione, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige, Italy

Roberto Rosà

Affiliation Dipartimento Biodiversità ed Ecologia Molecolare, Centro Ricerca e Innovazione, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LF MG PB LBe LBo AR RR. Performed the experiments: LF MG PB LBo RR. Analyzed the data: LF MG PB LBo RR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LF MG PB LBe LBo VT AR RR. Wrote the paper: LF MG PB LBe LBo AR RR.