About the Authors
- Paolo Bajardi
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* E-mail: paolo.bajardi@isi.it
Affiliations GECO- Computational Epidemiology Group, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, ISI Foundation, Turin, Italy
- Daniela Paolotti
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Affiliation ISI Foundation, Turin, Italy
- Alessandro Vespignani
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Affiliations ISI Foundation, Turin, Italy, Laboratory for the Modeling of Biological and Socio-technical Systems Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Ken Eames
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Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- Sebastian Funk
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Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- W. John Edmunds
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Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- Clement Turbelin
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Affiliations Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, UMR-S 707, Paris, France, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, UMR-S 707, Paris, France
- Marion Debin
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Affiliations Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, UMR-S 707, Paris, France, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, UMR-S 707, Paris, France
- Vittoria Colizza
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Affiliations ISI Foundation, Turin, Italy, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, UMR-S 707, Paris, France, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, UMR-S 707, Paris, France
- Ronald Smallenburg
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Affiliation Aquisto-Inter BV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Carl Koppeschaar
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Affiliation Aquisto-Inter BV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Ana O. Franco
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Affiliation Instituto Gulbenkian de Cincia, Oeiras, Portugal
- Vitor Faustino
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Affiliation Instituto Gulbenkian de Cincia, Oeiras, Portugal
- AnnaSara Carnahan
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Affiliation Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
- Moa Rehn
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Affiliation Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
- Franco Merletti
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Affiliation Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin and CPO-Piemonte, Turin, Italy
- Jeroen Douwes
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Affiliation Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
- Ridvan Firestone
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Affiliation Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
- Lorenzo Richiardi
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Affiliation Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin and CPO-Piemonte, Turin, Italy
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests: Ronald Smallenburg and Carl Koppeschaar are employed by Aquisto-Inter BV, Amsterdam. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter their 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: PB DP LR. Analyzed the data: PB DP LR. Wrote the paper: PB DP LR. Development, implementation, maintenance and dissemination of the national Influenzanet platforms: DP KE SF CT MD VC CK AOF VF AC MR. Devised and coordinate the Influenzanet project: AV WJE RS. Devised and coordinate the Ninfea project: FM LR. Co-directed the ELF study: JD. Responsible for the ELF study platform implementation and data gathering: RF. Made substantial contributions to the study regarding the interpretation of data, revising the article critically and providing important intellectual content: PB DP LR KE SF CT MD VC CK AOF VF AC MR AV WJE RS FM JD RF.