About the Authors
- Megan S. C. Lim
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Affiliation Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Robert J. Dowdeswell
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Affiliation Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited, Rustenburg, South Africa
- Jill Murray
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Affiliation National Institute for Occupational Health, National Health Laboratory Service and School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Nigel Field
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Affiliation Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Judith R. Glynn
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Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- Pam Sonnenberg
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* E-mail: p.sonnenberg@ucl.ac.uk
Affiliation Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests: RD is an employee of Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited and a part-time consultant to Anglo Platinum Ltd. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: ML RD JM NF JG PS. Performed the experiments: ML RD JM PS. Analyzed the data: ML RD JM NF JG PS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ML RD JM NF JG PS. Wrote the paper: ML RD JM NF JG PS. Designed and conducted the analysis and literature review and drafted the manuscript: ML. Collated the data, assigned vital status, assisted in assigning cause of death, and contributed to the design and analysis of the study: RD. Contributed to the study design and manuscript preparation, collated the autopsy data, assisted in assigning cause of death, and the manuscript: JM. Assisted with literature review, study design and manuscript: NF. Contributed to the study design, analysis, and manuscript: JG. Contributed to the study design, assignment of cause of death, and the manuscript: PS.