Daniel Weiss

Director of Global Malaria Epidemiology Team: Global Malaria Epidemiology

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Dan Weiss leads the production of global malaria burden estimates and maps as part of a collaboration with the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). The results of this work serve as key MAP deliverables for the Global Burden of Disease as well as the World Malaria Report, produced by the World Health Organization.

Dan’s other research endeavors focus on developing and improving environmental covariates associated with infectious disease prevalence and transmission. These covariates, typically modeled using remotely sensed imagery, consist of metrics that characterize vector habitat (temperature, moisture, vegetation vigor, etc.) as well as factors associated with human wellbeing (accessibility to cities, accessibility to healthcare, poverty, etc.).

Selected Biography

URLDOIWeiss DJ., Lucas TCD., Nguyen M., Nandi AK., Bisanzio D., Battle KE., Cameron E., Twohig, KA., Pfeffer, DA., Rozier JA., Gibson HS., Rao PC., Casey D., Bertozzi-Villa A., Collins EL., Dalrymple U., Gray N., Harris JR., Howes RE., Kang SY., Keddie SH., May D., Rumisha S., Thorn MP., Barber R., Fullman N., Huynh CK., Kulikoff X., Kutz MJ., Lopez AD., Mokdad AH., Naghavi N., Nguyen G., Shackelford KA., Vos T., Wang H., Smith DL., Lim SS., Murray CJL., Bhatt S., Hay SI., Gething PW.,

Mapping the global prevalence, incidence, and mortality of Plasmodium falciparum, 2000–17: a spatial and temporal modelling study

 Lancet. June 2019
URLDOIBattle KE., Lucas TCD., Nguyen M., Howes RE., Nandi A., Twohig, KA., Pfeffer, DA., Cameron E., Rao PC., Casey D., Gibson HS., Rozier JA., Dalrymple U., Keddie SH., Collins EL., Harris JR., Guerra CA., Thorn MP., Bisanzio D., Fullman N., Huynh CK., Kulikoff X., Kutz MJ., Lopez AD., Mokdad AH., Naghavi N., Nguyen G., Shackelford KA., Vos T., Wang H., Lim SS., Murray CJL., Price RN., Baird JK., Smith DL., Bhatt S., Weiss DJ., Hay SI., Gething PW.,

Mapping the global endemicity and clinical burden of Plasmodium vivax, 2000–17: a spatial and temporal modelling study

 The Lancet. June 2019
URLDOIWeiss DJ., Nelson A., Gibson HS., Temperley WH., Peedell S., Lieber A., Hancher M., Poyart E., Belchior S., Fullman N., Mappin B., Dalrymple U., Rozier J., Lucas TCD., Howes RE., Tusting LS., Kang SY., Cameron E., Bisanzio D., Battle KE., Bhatt S., Gething PW.,

A global map of travel time to cities to assess inequalities in accessibility in 2015

 Nature. January 2018 553 333–336.
URLDOIGething PW., Casey DC., Weiss DJ., Bisanzio D., Bhatt S., Cameron E., Battle KE., Dalrymple U., Rozier J., Rao PC., et al,

Mapping Plasmodium falciparum mortality in Africa between 1990 and 2015

 New England Journal of Medicine. December 2016 375 2435-2445.
URLDOIBattle KE., Bisanzio D., Gibson HS., Bhatt S., Cameron E., Weiss DJ., Mappin B., Dalrymple U., Howes RE., Hay SI., et al,

Treatment-seeking rates in malaria endemic countries

 Malaria Journal. January 2016 15 20.
URLDOIMappin B., Cameron E., Dalrymple U., Weiss DJ., Bisanzio D., Bhatt S., Gething PW.,

Standardizing Plasmodium falciparum infection prevalence measured via microscopy versus rapid diagnostic test

 Malaria Journal. November 2015 14 460.
URLDOIBhatt S., Weiss DJ., Cameron E., Bisanzio D., Mappin B., Dalrymple U., Battle K., Moyes CL., Henry A., Eckhoff PA., Wenger EA., Briët O., Penny MA., Smith TA., Bennett A., Yukich J., Eisele TP., Griffin JT., Fergus CA., Lynch M., Lindgren F., Cohen JM., Murray CLJ., Smith DL., Hay SI., Cibulskis RE., Gething PW.,

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

 Nature. October 2015 526(7572): 207-211.
URLDOIMylne AQN., Pigott DM., Longbottom J., Shearer F., Duda KA., Messina JP., Weiss DJ., Moyes CL., Golding N., Hay SI.,

Mapping the zoonotic niche of lassa fever in Africa

 Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. August 2015 109(8): 483-492.
URLDOIWeiss DJ., Mappin B., Dalrymple U., Bhatt S., Cameron E., Hay SI., Gething PW.,

Re-examining environmental correlates of Plasmodium falciparum malaria endemicity: a data-intensive variable selection approach

 Malaria Journal. February 2015 14 68.
URLDOIBhatt S., Weiss DJ., Mappin B., Dalrymple U., Cameron E., Bisanzio D., Smith DL., Moyes CL., Tatem AJ., Lynch M., et al,

Coverage and system efficiencies of insecticide-treated nets in africa from 2000 to 2017

 eLife. 2015 4
DOIWeiss DJ., Atkinson PM., Bhatt S., Mappin B., Hay SI., Gething PW.,

An effective approach for gap-filling continental scale remotely sensed time-series

 ISPRS journal of photogrammetry and remote sensing: official publication of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS). December 2014 98 106-118.
URLDOIWeiss DJ., Bhatt S., Mappin B., Van Boeckel TP., Smith DL., Hay SI., Gething PW.,

Air temperature suitability for Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission in africa 2000-2012: a high-resolution spatiotemporal prediction

 Malaria Journal. May 2014 13 171.
URLDOIMappin B., Dalrymple U., Cameron E., Bhatt S., Weiss DJ., Gething PW.,

Comparing community P. falciparum infection prevalence measured via microscopy versus rapid diagnostic test

 Malaria Journal. 2014 13(1): 1-1.
URLDOIPigott DM., Golding N., Mylne A., Huang Z., Henry AJ., Weiss DJ., Brady OJ., Kraemer MU., Smith DL., Moyes CL., et al, Mapping the zoonotic niche of Ebola virus disease in Africa. eLife. 2014 3