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Marc-Alain Widdowson

Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Publications -  244
Citations -  22715

Marc-Alain Widdowson is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Vaccination. The author has an hindex of 56, co-authored 244 publications receiving 19798 citations. Previous affiliations of Marc-Alain Widdowson include Government of the United States of America & Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

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Foodborne Illness Acquired in the United States—Major Pathogens

TL;DR: Each year, 31 pathogens caused 9.4 million episodes of foodborne illness, resulting in 55,961 hospitalizations and 1,351 deaths in the United States.
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Estimates of global seasonal influenza-associated respiratory mortality: a modelling study

A. Danielle Iuliano, +138 more
- 13 Dec 2017 - 
TL;DR: These global influenza-associated respiratory mortality estimates are higher than previously reported, suggesting that previous estimates might have underestimated disease burden.
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Estimates of global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of diarrhoeal diseases: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

TL;DR: Diarrhoea remains a largely preventable disease and cause of death, and continued efforts to improve access to safe water, sanitation, and childhood nutrition will be important in reducing the global burden of diarrhoeal disease.
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Systematic literature review of role of noroviruses in sporadic gastroenteritis.

TL;DR: Noroviruses accounted for 12% of severe gastroenteritis cases among children <5 years of age and 10% among children under the age of five, according to World Health Organization data.