Medical Officer
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Louise Francois Watkins, MD, MPH is a medical epidemiologist with the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental DIseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention where her focus is chiefly on antimicrobial resistance in enteric pathogens. She is board certified in internal medicine and general preventative medicine & pubilc health. Pathogens of interest include: Salmonella enterica (especially serotypes Typhi and Paratyphi), Shigella spp., Campylobacter spp., E. coli, Yersinia spp., and Clostridia botulinum.