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Overview

David L. Smith is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their primary research focus lies within the field of Medicine, with substantial contributions to subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Modeling and Simulation, Epidemiology, Oncology, and Insect Science.

The scientist's work spans several core topics:

  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Travel-related health issues
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics

Frequently publishing in venues related to tropical medicine, infectious diseases, and computational biology, David L. Smith has contributed notably to journals such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Malaria Journal
  • Microbiology Australia
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • PLoS Computational Biology

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Clinical and analytical validation of FoundationOne®CDx, a comprehensive genomic profiling assay for solid tumors," 2022, PLoS ONE
  • "Indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria intervention coverage, morbidity, and mortality in Africa: a geospatial modelling analysis," 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Mapping global variation in human mobility," 2020, Nature Human Behaviour
  • "Sex-based differences in clearance of chronic Plasmodium falciparum infection," 2020, eLife
  • "Malaria Transmission, Infection, and Disease following Sustained Indoor Residual Spraying of Insecticide in Tororo, Uganda," 2020, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

David L. Smith frequently collaborates with a range of researchers, including Carlos A. Guerra, Guillermo A. García, Sean L. Wu, Moses R. Kamya, and Grant Dorsey.

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Theo Vos;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Mohsen Naghavi;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M Abbas

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Simon I Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • The effect of malaria control on Plasmodium falciparum in Africa between 2000 and 2015

    S Bhatt;D J Weiss;E Cameron;D Bisanzio

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas

  • The global distribution of the arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Ae. Albopictus

    Moritz U G Kraemer;Marianne E Sinka;Kirsten A Duda;Adrian Q N Mylne

  • Past and future spread of the arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus.

    Moritz U. G. Kraemer;Moritz U. G. Kraemer;Moritz U. G. Kraemer;Robert C. Reiner;Oliver J. Brady;Jane P. Messina

  • Hospitalizations and deaths caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, United States, 1999-2005.

    Eili Klein;David L. Smith;Ramanan Laxminarayan

  • Quantifying the impact of human mobility on malaria.

    Amy Wesolowski;Nathan Eagle;Nathan Eagle;Andrew J. Tatem;Andrew J. Tatem;David L. Smith;David L. Smith

  • A world malaria map: Plasmodium falciparum endemicity in 2007

    Simon I Hay;Carlos A Guerra;Carlos A Guerra;Peter W Gething;Peter W Gething;Anand P Patil

  • Synchrony, Waves, and Spatial Hierarchies in the Spread of Influenza

    Cécile Viboud;Ottar N. Bjørnstad;Ottar N. Bjørnstad;David L. Smith;Lone Simonsen

  • The global burden of typhoid and paratyphoid fevers: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D Stanaway;Robert C Reiner;Brigette F. Blacker;Ellen M Goldberg

  • Ross, macdonald, and a theory for the dynamics and control of mosquito-transmitted pathogens.

    David L. Smith;David L. Smith;Katherine E. Battle;Simon I. Hay;Simon I. Hay;Christopher M. Barker;Christopher M. Barker

  • Global, regional, and national under-5 mortality, adult mortality, age-specific mortality, and life expectancy, 1970-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Haidong Wang;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • A long neglected world malaria map: Plasmodium vivax endemicity in 2010.

    Peter W. Gething;Iqbal R. F. Elyazar;Catherine L. Moyes;David L. Smith;David L. Smith

  • Hitting Hotspots: Spatial Targeting of Malaria for Control and Elimination

    Teun Bousema;Jamie T. Griffin;Robert W. Sauerwein;David L. Smith

  • Animal antibiotic use has an early but important impact on the emergence of antibiotic resistance in human commensal bacteria

    David L. Smith;Anthony D. Harris;Judith A. Johnson;Ellen K. Silbergeld

  • Biased efficacy estimates in phase-III dengue vaccine trials due to heterogeneous exposure and differential detectability of primary infections across trial arms.

    Guido España;Cosmina Hogea;Adrienne Guignard;Quirine A. ten Bosch

  • Malaria resurgence: a systematic review and assessment of its causes

    Justin M Cohen;David L Smith;David L Smith;Chris Cotter;Abigail Ward

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Andrew J. Tatem
Andrew J. Tatem University of Southampton
Peter W. Gething
Peter W. Gething Telethon Kids Institute
Thomas W. Scott
Thomas W. Scott University of California, Davis
Moritz U G Kraemer
Moritz U G Kraemer University of Oxford
David M. Pigott
David M. Pigott University of Washington
Samir Bhatt
Samir Bhatt Imperial College London
Bryan Greenhouse
Bryan Greenhouse University of California, San Francisco
Ramanan Laxminarayan
Ramanan Laxminarayan Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy
Ali H. Mokdad
Ali H. Mokdad University of Washington

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