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Overview

Scott F. Dowell is affiliated with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in the United States and focuses primarily on research within the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

Their recent scholarly work covers a range of topics that include Global Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, Data-Driven Disease Surveillance, COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing, and zoonotic diseases related to public health.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Scott F. Dowell include:

  • Nega Assefa
  • Anna C. Seale
  • J. Anthony G. Scott
  • Robert F. Breiman
  • Chikwe Ihekweazu

Publications by Dowell appear predominantly in specialized venues, including:

  • BMJ Global Health
  • Gates Open Research
  • The Lancet Global Health
  • The Lancet
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Initial findings from a novel population-based child mortality surveillance approach: a descriptive study" (2020, The Lancet Global Health)
  • "Disease surveillance for the COVID-19 era: time for bold changes" (2021, The Lancet)
  • "Evaluation of the Global Health Security Index as a predictor of COVID-19 excess mortality standardised for under-reporting and age structure" (2023, BMJ Global Health)
  • "Defining collaborative surveillance to improve decision making for public health emergencies and beyond" (2023, The Lancet)
  • "Younger ages at risk of Covid-19 mortality in communities of color" (2020, Gates Open Research)

These contributions reflect a focus on disease surveillance methodologies, child mortality, and COVID-19 epidemiology, with consideration of social determinants and structural factors affecting health outcomes.

Best Publications

  • Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults

    Lionel A. Mandell;Richard G. Wunderink;Antonio Anzueto;John G. Bartlett

  • A novel coronavirus associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome.

    Ksiazek Tg;Erdman D;Goldsmith Cs;Zaki

  • Practice Guidelines for the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults

    John G Bartlett;Scott F Dowell;Lionel A Mandell;Thomas M File

  • Update of Practice Guidelines for the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Immunocompetent Adults

    Lionel A. Mandell;John G. Bartlett;Scott F. Dowell;Thomas M. File

  • PROBABLE PERSON-TO-PERSON TRANSMISSION OF AVIAN INFLUENZA A (H5N1)

    Kumnuan Ungchusak;Prasert Auewarakul;Scott F. Dowell;Rungrueng Kitphati

  • Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Era of Pneumococcal Resistance: A Report From the Drug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Therapeutic Working Group

    James D. Heffelfinger;Scott F. Dowell;James H. Jorgensen;Keith P. Klugman

  • Transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome on aircraft.

    Sonja J. Olsen;Hsiao Ling Chang;Terence Yung Yan Cheung;Antony Fai Yu Tang

  • Seasonal variation in host susceptibility and cycles of certain infectious diseases.

    Scott F. Dowell

  • Otitis Media—Principles of Judicious Use of Antimicrobial Agents

    Scott F. Dowell;S. Michael Marcy;William R. Phillips;Michael A. Gerber

  • Standardizing Chlamydia pneumoniae assays : Recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA) and the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control (Canada)

    Scott F. Dowell;Rosanna W. Peeling;Jens Boman;George M. Carlone

  • Acute otitis media: management and surveillance in an era of pneumococcal resistance--a report from the Drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Therapeutic Working Group.

    Scott Dowell;Jay Butler;G. Giebink;Michael Jacobs

  • Assessment of the Risk of Ebola Virus Transmission from Bodily Fluids and Fomites

    Daniel G. Bausch;Daniel G. Bausch;Jonathan S. Towner;Scott F. Dowell;Felix Kaducu

  • Guidelines for preventing opportunistic infections among HIV-infected persons - 2002

    Henry Masur;Jonathan E. Kaplan;King K. Holmes;Beverly Alston

  • Reducing antibiotic use in children: a randomized trial in 12 practices.

    Jonathan A. Finkelstein;Robert L. Davis;Robert L. Davis;Scott F. Dowell;Joshua P. Metlay

  • International Health Regulations

    Andrew Weber;Nicole Lurie;Scott Dowell;Julie E. Fischer

  • Human Disease from Influenza A (H5N1), Thailand, 2004

    Tawee Chotpitayasunondh;Kumnuan Ungchusak;Wanna Hanshaoworakul;Supamit Chunsuthiwat

  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Is an Important Cause of Community-Acquired Lower Respiratory Infection among Hospitalized Adults

    Scott F. Dowell;Larry J. Anderson;Howard E. Gary;Dean D. Erdman

  • Transmission of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever: A Study of Risk Factors in Family Members, Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1995

    Scott F. Dowell;Rose Mukunu;Thomas G. Ksiazek;Ali S. Khan

  • Human Bocavirus: A Novel Parvovirus Epidemiologically Associated with Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization in Thailand

    Alicia M. Fry;Xiaoyan Lu;Malinee Chittaganpitch;Teresa Peret

  • Severe Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Previously Healthy Children: The Role of Preceding Influenza Infection

    K L O'Brien;M I Walters;J Sellman;P Quinlisk

  • Evolution of H5N1 avian influenza viruses in Asia

    Jean Thierry Aubin;Saliha Azebi;Amanda Balish;Jill Banks

Frequent Co-Authors

Sonja J. Olsen
Sonja J. Olsen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Benjamin Schwartz
Benjamin Schwartz Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Daniel M. Musher
Daniel M. Musher Baylor College of Medicine
Michael A. Gerber
Michael A. Gerber Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Jordan W. Tappero
Jordan W. Tappero Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cynthia G. Whitney
Cynthia G. Whitney Emory University
Anne Schuchat
Anne Schuchat Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
John G. Bartlett
John G. Bartlett Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dean D. Erdman
Dean D. Erdman Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Barry S. Fields
Barry S. Fields Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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