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Getachew Tollera

Ethiopian Public Health Institute - Bacterial, Parasitic and Zoonotic Disease Research Directorate

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Effect of Co-Infection with Intestinal Parasites on COVID-19 Severity: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 23 Apr 2021
Dawit Wolday, Teklay Gebrecherkos, Zekarias Gessesse Arefaine, Yazezew Kebede, Atsbeha Gebreegzabher, Geremew Tasew, Mahmud Abdulkader, Hiluf Ebuy Abraha, Abraham Aregay Desta, Ataklti Hailu Atsbaha, Getachew Tollera, Saro Abdella, Masresha Tesema, Ebba Abate, Kidist Lakew Endarge, Tsegaye Gebreyes Hundie, Frehiwot Kassahun Miteku, Britta C. Urban, Henk H.D.F. Schallig, Vanessa C. Harris and Tobias F. Rinke De Wit
Mekelle University - College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University - College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University - College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University - College of Health Sciences, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Ethiopian Public Health Institute - Bacterial, Parasitic and Zoonotic Disease Research Directorate, Mekelle University - College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University - College of Health Sciences, Tigray Health Research Institute, Tigray Health Research Institute, Ethiopian Public Health Institute - Bacterial, Parasitic and Zoonotic Disease Research Directorate, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, University of Gondar - Tropical & Infectious Diseases Research Centre, Eka Kotebe General Hospital, Eka Kotebe General Hospital, Eka Kotebe General Hospital, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, University of Amsterdam - Department of Medical Microbiology, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development and Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development
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COVID-19, helminth, pathogenesis, parasite, protozoa, SARS-CoV-2, severe disease

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Spatial Heterogeneity in Mass Drug Administration from a Longitudinal Epidemiological Study Assessing Transmission Interruption of Soil Transmitted Helminths in the Wolaita Zone of Southern Ethiopia (Geshiyaro Project)

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 23 Jun 2023
Santiago Rayment Gomez, Rosie Maddren, Ewnetu Firdawek, Melkie Chernet, Ufaysa Anjulo, Aduga Tamiru, Getachew Tollera, Geremew Tasew, Birhan Mengistu, Benjamin Collyer, Kathryn Forbes and Roy Anderson
Imperial College London - London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research, Imperial College London - London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research, Ethiopian Public Health Institute - Bacterial, Parasitic and Zoonotic Disease Research Directorate, Ethiopian Public Health Institute - Bacterial, Parasitic and Zoonotic Disease Research Directorate, Southern Ethiopia Health Bureau, Ministry of Health (Ethiopia) - Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Core Process, Ethiopian Public Health Institute - Bacterial, Parasitic and Zoonotic Disease Research Directorate, Ethiopian Public Health Institute - Bacterial, Parasitic and Zoonotic Disease Research Directorate, Imperial College London - London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research, Imperial College London - London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research, Imperial College London - London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research and Imperial College London - London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research
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Soil-transmitted helminths, mass drug administration, spatial heterogeneity, monitoring and evaluation, Ethiopia

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Burden of Schistosomiasis in Ethiopia Following Ten Years of Preventive Chemotherapy: A National Cross-Sectional Geostatistical Survey

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 27 Jan 2026
Gemechu Tadesse Leta, Geremew Tasew, Birhanu Getachew, Carolyn Henry, Adugna Abera, Tesfahun Bishaw Mengiste, Hailemariam Difabachew, Markos Sleshi Ali, Kalkidan M. Begashaw, Alison Ower, Molly Anderson, Karen Palacio, Alexandra Carlin, Pancy Poon, Neerav Dhanani, Kimberly Fornace, William E. Oswald, Hope Simpson, Max T. Eyre, Hiwot Solomon, Getachew Tollera, Mesay Hailu, Joseph WS Timothy, Rachel Pullan, Fiona M. Fleming and Fikre Seife
Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Ethiopian Public Health Institute - Bacterial, Parasitic and Zoonotic Disease Research Directorate, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Unlimit Health, Edinburgh House, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Ministry of Health (Addis Ababa), Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Unlimit Health, Edinburgh House, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, The END Fund, The END Fund, The END Fund, Unlimit Health, Edinburgh House, Unlimit Health, Edinburgh House, Unlimit Health, Edinburgh House, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Ministry of Health (Addis Ababa) - Disease Prevention and Control Directorate, Ethiopian Public Health Institute - Bacterial, Parasitic and Zoonotic Disease Research Directorate, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Unlimit Health, Edinburgh House, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Unlimit Health, Edinburgh House and Ministry of Health (Addis Ababa) - Disease Prevention and Control Directorate
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infectious disease epidemiology, schistosomiasis, neglected tropical diseases, NTD, Ethiopia, elimination as a public health problem, precision public health, precision mapping, geostatistics, disease burden

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Longitudinal Profile of Antibody Response to SARS-CoV-2 in Patients with COVID-19 in a Setting from Sub–Saharan Africa: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 02 Aug 2021
Teklay Gebrecherkos, Yazezew Kebede, Feyissa Challa, Saro Abdella, Atsbeha Gebreegzabher, Abraham Desta, Ataklti Hailu Atsbaha, Geremew Tasew, Mahmud Abdulkader, Masresha Tesema, Getachew Tollera, Zekarias Gessesse Arefaine, Henk H.D.F. Schallig, Emily R. Adams, Britta C. Urban, Tobias F. Rinke De Wit and Dawit Wolday
Mekelle University - College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University - College of Health Sciences, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Tigray Health Research Institute, Tigray Health Research Institute, Ethiopian Public Health Institute - Bacterial, Parasitic and Zoonotic Disease Research Directorate, Mekelle University - College of Health Sciences, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Ethiopian Public Health Institute - Bacterial, Parasitic and Zoonotic Disease Research Directorate, Mekelle University - College of Health Sciences, University of Amsterdam - Department of Medical Microbiology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine - Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development and Mekelle University - College of Health Sciences
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Integrating Biometric Fingerprint Capture for Longitudinal Epidemiological Surveillance of Control Programs: Electronic Data Capture Lessons from the Geshiyaro Project in Ethiopia

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 09 Feb 2026
Rosie Maddren, Melkie Chernet, Birhan Mengistu, Olivia Simmonds, Ewnetu Firdawek, Getachew Tollera, Geremew Tasew, Jayne Fereday, Leah Newman, Anindya Sharma, Ufaysa Anjulo, Aduga Tamiru and Roy Anderson
Imperial College London - London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research, Ethiopian Public Health Institute - Bacterial, Parasitic and Zoonotic Disease Research Directorate, Imperial College London - London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research, Imperial College London, Ethiopian Public Health Institute - Bacterial, Parasitic and Zoonotic Disease Research Directorate, Ethiopian Public Health Institute - Bacterial, Parasitic and Zoonotic Disease Research Directorate, Ethiopian Public Health Institute - Bacterial, Parasitic and Zoonotic Disease Research Directorate, Simprints, Simprints, University of Cambridge, Southern Ethiopia Health Bureau, Ministry of Health (Ethiopia) - Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Core Process and Imperial College London - London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research
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biometrics, census, electronic data capture, fingerprint, longitudinal monitoring, control program