About the Authors
- Michiel van Boven
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*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: michiel.vanboven@wur.nl
Affiliations Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands , Animal Sciences Group, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Lelystad, The Netherlands
- Marion Koopmans
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Affiliation Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
- Mirna Du Ry van Beest Holle
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Affiliation Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
- Adam Meijer
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Affiliation Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
- Don Klinkenberg
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Affiliation Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Christl A Donnelly
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Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Hans (J. A. P.) Heesterbeek
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Affiliation Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
MdRvBH, AM, and MK designed and carried out the epidemiological investigations. MvB performed the analyses. DK, CAD, and JAPH checked and commented on the methodology. MvB wrote the paper. All authors edited and commented on the text.