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David Brown is affiliated with the Government of the United Kingdom in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on medicine and environmental science.

The main fields of study in Brown's work include:

  • Medicine
  • Environmental Science

Within these fields, Brown has contributed extensively to several subfields, notably:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Brown's research topics are diverse and focus on health impacts related to environmental factors and infectious diseases, including:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis
  • Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments

David Brown has published in various scientific venues, with the most frequent outlets including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Respirology
  • BMC Neurology
  • The Lancet Neurology
  • International Journal of Epidemiology

Significant recent publications by Brown include:

  • Neurological disease in adults with Zika and chikungunya virus infection in Northeast Brazil: a prospective observational study (2020, The Lancet Neurology)
  • Cohort Profile: The Hazelwood Health Study Adult Cohort (2020, International Journal of Epidemiology)
  • Long-term impact of coal mine fire smoke on lung mechanics in exposed adults (2021, Respirology)
  • An exploration of the trajectory of psychological distress associated with exposure to smoke during the 2014 Hazelwood coal mine fire (2022, International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health)
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Adults Exposed to Fine Particles from a Coal Mine Fire (2021, Annals of the American Thoracic Society)

Frequent coauthors working with David Brown include:

  • Caroline X. Gao
  • Michael J. Abramson
  • Jillian Ikin
  • Brigitte M. Borg
  • Catherine L. Smith

Best Publications

  • Causes of encephalitis and differences in their clinical presentations in England: a multicentre, population-based prospective study

    Julia Granerod;Helen E. Ambrose;Nicholas W. S. Davies;Jonathan P. Clewley

  • Increase in viral gastroenteritis outbreaks in Europe and epidemic spread of new norovirus variant

    Ben Lopman;Harry Vennema;Evelyne Kohli;Pierre Pothier

  • Viral Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Europe, 1995–2000

    Ben A. Lopman;Mark H. Reacher;Yvonne van Duijnhoven;François-Xavier Hanon

  • United States Feasibility Study of Transcatheter Insertion of a Stented Aortic Valve by the Left Ventricular Apex

    Lars G. Svensson;Todd Dewey;Samir Kapadia;Eric E. Roselli

  • Global distribution of measles genotypes and measles molecular epidemiology.

    Paul A. Rota;Kevin Brown;Annette Mankertz;Sabine Santibanez

  • Two epidemiologic patterns of norovirus outbreaks: surveillance in England and wales, 1992-2000.

    Benjamin A Lopman;Goutam K Adak;Mark H Reacher;David W G Brown

  • UK guidelines for the management of Stevens–Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis in adults 2016

    D. Creamer;Sheilagh Patricia Mary Walsh;P. Dziewulski;L.S. Exton

  • U.K. guidelines for the management of Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis in adults 2016

    D. Creamer;S. A. Walsh;Peter Dziewulski;L. S. Exton

  • The seroepidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 in Europe

    R G Pebody;N Andrews;D Brown;R Gopal

  • International Collaborative Study To Compare Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assays for Detection and Genotyping of Noroviruses

    Jan Vinjé;Harry Vennema;Leena Maunula;Carl-Henrik von Bonsdorff

  • Epidemiology and Cost of Nosocomial Gastroenteritis, Avon, England, 2002–2003

    Ben A. Lopman;Mark H. Reacher;Ian B. Vipond;Dawn Hill

  • Widespread environmental contamination with Norwalk-like viruses (NLV) detected in a prolonged hotel outbreak of gastroenteritis.

    J. S. Cheesbrough;J. Green;C. I. Gallimore;P. A. Wright

  • Vaccine effectiveness estimates, 2004-2005 mumps outbreak, England.

    Cheryl Cohen;Joanne M. White;Emma J. Savage;Judith R. Glynn

  • Surveillance and outbreak reports

    S Atkin;S Anaraki;P Gothard;A Walsh

  • Interactions between Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection in African Women: Opportunities for Intervention

    François-Xavier Mbopi-Kéou;Gérard Grésenguet;Philippe Mayaud;Helen A. Weiss

  • Genetic polymorphism across regions of the three open reading frames of "Norwalk-like viruses".

    J. Vinjé;J. Green;D. C. Lewis;C. I. Gallimore

  • Deaths from norovirus among the elderly, England and Wales.

    John P. Harris;W. John Edmunds;Richard G. Pebody;David W. Brown

  • Viral encephalitis in England, 1989-1998: what did we miss?

    Katy L. Davison;Natasha S. Crowcroft;Mary E. Ramsay;David W.G. Brown

  • Protective Effect of Natural Rotavirus Infection in an Indian Birth Cohort

    Beryl P. Gladstone;Sasirekha Ramani;Indrani Mukhopadhya;Jayaprakash Muliyil

  • Human caliciviruses in Europe.

    B.A Lopman;D.W Brown;M Koopmans

Frequent Co-Authors

Jim Gray
Jim Gray Government of the United Kingdom
Chris I. Gallimore
Chris I. Gallimore Public Health England
John F. McCabe
John F. McCabe Newcastle University
David C. Watts
David C. Watts University of Manchester
Miren Iturriza-Gomara
Miren Iturriza-Gomara University of Liverpool
Mary Ramsay
Mary Ramsay UK Health Security Agency
Bernard J. Cohen
Bernard J. Cohen Government of the United Kingdom
Gagandeep Kang
Gagandeep Kang Christian Medical College & Hospital
Marilda M. Siqueira
Marilda M. Siqueira Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

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