About the Authors

Mohammed A. A. l. Mazroa

Affiliation Field Epidemiology Training Program, Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Ibrahim A. Kabbash

Affiliations Field Epidemiology Training Program, Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

Sanaa M. Felemban

Affiliation Public Health Directorate, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Gwen M. Stephens

Affiliations Public Health Directorate, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Raafat F. Al-Hakeem

Affiliation Public Health Directorate, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Alimuddin I. Zumla

Affiliation Department of Infection, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Ziad A. Memish

zmemish@yahoo.com

Affiliation Public Health Directorate, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: IAK GMS AIZ. Conceived and designed the study: ZM MAAM IAK AIZ. Collected the data: MAAM IAK SMF GMS RFA-H. Used the analysis tools of the Ministry of Health: MAAM IAK SMF GMS RFA-H. Wrote the first draft: ZM MAAM IAK. Contributed to first and several drafts and read the final draft: MAAM IAK SMF GMS RFA-H AIZ ZAM.