About the Authors

Ioannis Andrianakis

ioannis.andrianakis@lshtm.ac.uk

Affiliation Dept. of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Ian R. Vernon

Affiliation Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom

Nicky McCreesh

Affiliation School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom

Trevelyan J. McKinley

Affiliation Dept. of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Jeremy E. Oakley

Affiliation School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Rebecca N. Nsubuga

Affiliation Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda

Michael Goldstein

Affiliation Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom

Richard G. White

Affiliation Dept. of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: IA IRV JEO MG. Performed the experiments: IA. Analyzed the data: IA IRV JEO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NM RNN. Wrote the paper: IA IRV NM TJM JEO RGW. Provided the epidemiological data on HIV in Uganda: RNN.