About the Authors

Amina Aitsi-Selmi

Affiliations Public Health England, London, United Kingdom, Epidemiology and Public Health Department, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Virginia Murray

Virginia.Murray@phe.gov.uk

Affiliations Public Health England, London, United Kingdom, UNISDR Scientific & Technical Advisory Group, Geneva, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: AAS VM. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: AAS VM. Agree with the manuscript’s results and conclusions: AAS VM. Conceptualized the manuscript and developed the arguments: AAS VM. Drafted the manuscript: AAS. Finalized the manuscript: AAS VM. Reviewed and amended the manuscript: AAS VM. All authors have read, and confirm that they meet, ICMJE criteria for authorship.