About the Authors

Matthias an der Heiden

anderHeidenM@rki.de

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany

Udo Buchholz

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany

Gérard Krause

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany

Göran Kirchner

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany

Hermann Claus

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany

Walter H. Haas

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived of the concept: MadH UB WH. Wrote the appendix: MadH. Wrote the main text: UB. Conducted modelling: MadH. Revised the paper: GK WH. Revised the modelling: GK HC.