About the Authors

Boris Kauhl

boris.kauhl@maastrichtuniversity.nl

Affiliation Department of Health, Ethics and Society, School of Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands

Jeanne Heil

Affiliation Department of Sexual Health, Infectious Diseases and Environmental Health, South Limburg Public Health Service (GGD Zuid Limburg), Geleen, The Netherlands

Christian J. P. A. Hoebe

Affiliations Department of Sexual Health, Infectious Diseases and Environmental Health, South Limburg Public Health Service (GGD Zuid Limburg), Geleen, The Netherlands, Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands

Jürgen Schweikart

Affiliation Beuth University of Applied Sciences, Department III, Civil Engineering and Geoinformatics, Berlin, Germany

Thomas Krafft

Affiliation Department of Health, Ethics and Society, School of Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands

Nicole H. T. M. Dukers-Muijrers

Affiliations Department of Sexual Health, Infectious Diseases and Environmental Health, South Limburg Public Health Service (GGD Zuid Limburg), Geleen, The Netherlands, Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors declare that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BK NDM JH. Performed the experiments: BK. Analyzed the data: BK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NDM BK TK. Wrote the paper: BK NDM JH. Design of the analysis: BK NDM JH. Data analysis: BK. Cartography: BK. Provided advice and critically reviewed the manuscript: NDM JH CH JS TK.