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David M. Pigott is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work extensively covers several subfields including Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Modeling and Simulation, Epidemiology, and Economics and Econometrics.

The scientist's main topics of research encompass:

  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

David M. Pigott has contributed to recent publications that highlight important global health challenges related to COVID-19. These papers include:

  • Global prevalence and burden of depressive and anxiety disorders in 204 countries and territories in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, The Lancet
  • The effect of human mobility and control measures on the COVID-19 epidemic in China, 2020, Science
  • Modeling COVID-19 scenarios for the United States, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • Past SARS-CoV-2 infection protection against re-infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2023, The Lancet
  • Epidemiological data from the COVID-19 outbreak, real-time case information, 2020, Scientific Data

Frequent coauthors collaborating with David M. Pigott include:

  • Robert C. Reiner
  • Simon I Hay
  • Moritz U. G. Kraemer
  • John S. Brownstein
  • Peter Rabinowitz

The scientist's works are often published in venues that contribute to biomedical and public health literature, with repeated appearances in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Lancet
  • Nature Communications
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Nature Medicine

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 burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Theo Vos;Theo Vos;Theo Vos;Stephen S. Lim;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gregory A Roth;Gregory A Roth;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Solomon M Abay

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Theo Vos;Christine Allen;Megha Arora;Ryan M Barber

  • Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Haidong Wang;Mohsen Naghavi;Christine Allen;Ryan M Barber

  • 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 prevalence and burden of depressive and anxiety disorders in 204 countries and territories in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Damian F Santomauro;Ana M Mantilla Herrera;Jamileh Shadid;Peng Zheng

  • 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 human mobility and control measures on the COVID-19 epidemic in China.

    Moritz U. G. Kraemer;Moritz U. G. Kraemer;Moritz U. G. Kraemer;Chia-Hung Yang;Bernardo Gutierrez;Bernardo Gutierrez;Chieh-Hsi Wu

  • 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

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990-2015 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Nicholas J. Kassebaum;Megha Arora;Ryan M. Barber;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

  • Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Haidong Wang;Kaja M. Abbas;Mitra Abbasifard;Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari

  • 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

  • The current and future global distribution and population at risk of dengue

    Jane P Messina;Oliver Jerome Brady;Nick Golding;Moritz U G Kraemer;Moritz U G Kraemer;Moritz U G Kraemer

  • Predicted global distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei and burden of melioidosis

    Direk Limmathurotsakul;Nick Golding;David A. B. Dance;Jane P. Messina

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Daniel Dicker;Grant Nguyen;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate

  • Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Nancy Fullman;Jamal Yearwood;Solomon M Abay;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global spread of dengue virus types: mapping the 70 year history.

    Jane P. Messina;Oliver J. Brady;Thomas W Scott;Chenting Zou

  • 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

  • Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Stephen S Lim;Kate Allen;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Lalit Dandona;Lalit Dandona

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Moritz U G Kraemer
Moritz U G Kraemer University of Oxford
Christopher J L Murray
Christopher J L Murray University of Washington
Peter W. Gething
Peter W. Gething Telethon Kids Institute
David L. Smith
David L. Smith University of Washington
Ali H. Mokdad
Ali H. Mokdad University of Washington
Shafiu Mohammed
Shafiu Mohammed Ahmadu Bello University
Kebede Deribe
Kebede Deribe Brighton and Sussex Medical School
John S. Brownstein
John S. Brownstein Boston Children's Hospital
Juan Sanabria
Juan Sanabria Marshall University

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