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Marc-Alain Widdowson

Marc-Alain Widdowson

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Microbiology

D-Index
73
Citations
34030
World Ranking
1615
National Ranking
39

Overview

Marc-Alain Widdowson is affiliated with the World Health Organization in Switzerland and has an extensive publication record focused on infectious diseases and epidemiology.

Their research spans several main fields of study, particularly:

  • Medicine

Within this broader category, their work is concentrated on several subfields, including:

  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Health
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

The scientist's research interests cover a range of topics, notably:

  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research

Marc-Alain Widdowson's frequent co-authors include:

  • Jennifer R. Verani
  • Sandra S. Chaves
  • Nancy A. Otieno
  • Peninah Munyua
  • Elizabeth Hunsperger

Their work has been published in various scientific venues, with multiple publications in:

  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Notable recent papers include:

  • Global burden of respiratory infections associated with seasonal influenza in children under 5 years in 2018: a systematic review and modelling study (2020) - The Lancet Global Health
  • Global burden of influenza-associated lower respiratory tract infections and hospitalizations among adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2021) - PLoS Medicine
  • Evaluating SARS-CoV-2 spike and nucleocapsid proteins as targets for antibody detection in severe and mild COVID-19 cases using a Luminex bead-based assay (2020) - Journal of Virological Methods
  • Estimated number of lives directly saved by COVID-19 vaccination programmes in the WHO European Region from December, 2020, to March, 2023: a retrospective surveillance study (2024) - The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • COVID-19 vaccine equity: a health systems and policy perspective (2021) - Expert Review of Vaccines

Best Publications

  • Foodborne Illness Acquired in the United States—Major Pathogens

    Elaine Scallan;Robert M. Hoekstra;Frederick J. Angulo;Robert V. Tauxe

  • Estimates of global seasonal influenza-associated respiratory mortality: a modelling study

    A Danielle Iuliano;Katherine M Roguski;Howard H Chang;David J Muscatello

  • Estimated global mortality associated with the first 12 months of 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 virus circulation: a modelling study

    Fatimah S. Dawood;A. Danielle Iuliano;Carrie Reed;Martin I. Meltzer

  • Estimates of global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of diarrhoeal diseases: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Christopher Troeger;Mohammad Forouzanfar;Puja C. Rao;Ibrahim Khalil

  • Systematic literature review of role of noroviruses in sporadic gastroenteritis.

    Manish M. Patel;Marc-Alain Widdowson;Roger I. Glass;Kenichiro Akazawa

  • Global burden of respiratory infections due to seasonal influenza in young children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Harish Nair;Harish Nair;W Abdullah Brooks;Mark Katz;Anna Roca

  • Rotavirus vaccines: current prospects and future challenges

    Roger I Glass;Umesh D Parashar;Joseph S Bresee;Reina Turcios

  • Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980-2015: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Haidong Wang;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Matthew M Coates;Megan Coggeshall

  • Global burden of respiratory infections associated with seasonal influenza in children under 5 years in 2018: a systematic review and modelling study.

    Xin Wang;You Li;Katherine L. O'Brien;Shabir A. Madhi

  • Molecular and Epidemiologic Trends of Caliciviruses Associated with Outbreaks of Acute Gastroenteritis in the United States, 2000–2004

    Lenee H. Blanton;Susan M. Adams;R. Suzanne Beard;Gang Wei

  • Norovirus and foodborne disease, United States, 1991-2000.

    Marc-Alain Widdowson;Alana Sulka;Sandra N. Bulens;R. Suzanne Beard

  • Global Role and Burden of Influenza in Pediatric Respiratory Hospitalizations, 1982–2012: A Systematic Analysis

    Kathryn E. Lafond;Kathryn E. Lafond;Harish Nair;Harish Nair;Mohammad Hafiz Rasooly;Fátima Valente

  • Outbreaks of Acute Gastroenteritis on Cruise Ships and on Land: Identification of a Predominant Circulating Strain of Norovirus—United States, 2002

    Marc-Alain Widdowson;Elaine H Cramer;Leslie Hadley;Joseph S Bresee

  • Seasonality, timing, and climate drivers of influenza activity worldwide

    Eduardo Azziz Baumgartner;Christine N. Dao;Sharifa Nasreen;Mejbah Uddin Bhuiyan

  • Cost-effectiveness and Potential Impact of Rotavirus Vaccination in the United States

    Marc-Alain Widdowson;Martin I Meltzer;Xinzhi Zhang;Joseph S Bresee

  • Influenza cost and cost-effectiveness studies globally – A review

    Samuel K. Peasah;Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner;Joseph Breese;Martin I. Meltzer

  • Burden and Epidemiology of Rotavirus Diarrhea in Selected African Countries: Preliminary Results from the African Rotavirus Surveillance Network

    Jason M Mwenda;Kinkela Mina Ntoto;Almaz Abebe;Christabel Enweronu-Laryea

  • Molecular Epidemiology of Genogroup II-Genotype 4 Noroviruses in the United States between 1994 and 2006

    Du-Ping Zheng;Marc-Alain Widdowson;Roger I Glass;Jan Vinjé

  • Global burden of influenza-associated lower respiratory tract infections and hospitalizations among adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Kathryn E. Lafond;Kathryn E. Lafond;Rachael M. Porter;Melissa J. Whaley;Zhou Suizan

  • Norovirus transmission on cruise ship.

    Elmira T. Isakbaeva;Marc-Alain Widdowson;R. Suzanne Beard;Sandra N. Bulens

  • Incidence of Acute Gastroenteritis and Role of Norovirus, Georgia, USA, 2004–2005

    Aron J Hall;Mariana Rosenthal;Nicole Gregoricus;Sharon A Greene

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph S. Bresee
Joseph S. Bresee Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sandra S. Chaves
Sandra S. Chaves Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Roger I. Glass
Roger I. Glass National Institutes of Health
Stephen P. Luby
Stephen P. Luby Stanford University
Renu B. Lal
Renu B. Lal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Umesh D. Parashar
Umesh D. Parashar Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Stephan S. Monroe
Stephan S. Monroe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Alicia M. Fry
Alicia M. Fry Emory University
Jennifer R. Verani
Jennifer R. Verani Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Meredith McMorrow
Meredith McMorrow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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