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Mekonnen G, Conlan A, Berg S, Ayele B, Mihret A, Olani A, et al.
Epidemiol Infect . 2021 Feb; 149:e69. PMID: 33622436
The Ethiopian government has several initiatives to expand and intensify the dairy industry; however, the risk of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) spread is a challenge. To assess the rate of expansion...
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Haile B, Tafess K, Zewude A, Yenew B, Siu G, Ameni G
New Microbes New Infect . 2020 Jan; 33:100620. PMID: 31908780
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in different zones of Ethiopia. This study was undertaken to identify the strains of and evaluate their drug...
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Mekonnen A, Collins J, Aseffa A, Ameni G, Petros B
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis . 2018 Sep; 22(10):1210-1215. PMID: 30236190
Settings: Three universities located in eastern Ethiopia: Haramaya University, Haramaya; Dire-Dawa University, Dire-Dawa; and Jigjiga University, Jigjiga. Objective: To determine the burden of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) among university students and...
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Zewdie O, Mihret A, Abebe T, Kebede A, Desta K, Worku A, et al.
New Microbes New Infect . 2018 Apr; 21:36-41. PMID: 29675262
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has emerged as a major public health problem. Drug-resistance surveillance data show that 3.9% of new and 21% of previously treated TB cases were estimated to have...
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Bedewi Z, Mekonnen Y, Worku A, Medhin G, Zewde A, Yimer G, et al.
New Microbes New Infect . 2017 Apr; 17:69-74. PMID: 28377803
Drug resistance tuberculosis (TB) and the emergence of multidrug resistant (MDR) isolates are significant concerns regarding TB control programs in several countries. This study was undertaken to evaluate the drug...
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Ameni G, Tafess K, Zewde A, Eguale T, Tilahun M, Hailu T, et al.
Transbound Emerg Dis . 2017 Feb; 65(1):96-104. PMID: 28168855
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is highly prevalent in intensive dairy farms of the urban "milk-sheds" in Ethiopia, and vaccination could be a cost-effective disease control strategy. In the present study, the...
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Zewdie O, Mihret A, Ameni G, Worku A, Gemechu T, Abebe T
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis . 2016 Oct; 20(11):1529-1534. PMID: 27776596
Background: In Ethiopia, one of the world's 22 high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries, one third of the tuberculosis (TB) cases are attributed to tuberculosis lymphadenitis (TBLN). However, information on the...
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Teshale S, Geysen D, Ameni G, Asfaw Y, Berkvens D
Ticks Tick Borne Dis . 2014 Dec; 6(1):1-7. PMID: 25438799
Detection of Ehrlichia and Anaplasma species in animals and tick vectors is crucial for an understanding of the epidemiology of diseases caused by these pathogens. In this study, a pair...
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Abate D, Tedla Y, Meressa D, Ameni G
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis . 2014 Sep; 18(8):946-51. PMID: 25199009
Setting: St Peter's TB Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of mutations that cause resistance to isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin (RMP) and assess the effects of...
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Garedew L, Mihret A, Mamo G, Abebe T, Firdessa R, Bekele Y, et al.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis . 2013 Jul; 17(8):1076-81. PMID: 23827032
Background: Ethiopia ranks seventh in the list of 22 high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries, with an incidence rate of 379 cases per 100,000 population for TB all forms. However, information...