Author

Abraham Aseffa

Armauer Hansen Research Institute - Cited by 18,588 - Infectious diseases

Biography

Dr Abraham Aseffa is a Senior Scientist (formerly Director) at the Armauer Hansen Research Institute in Ethiopia. He graduated in Medicine from Addis Ababa University (1984) and studied Microbiology at the University of Leipzig, Germany (Dr. med, 1990, summa cum laude). He taught Microbiology at Gondar College of Medical Sciences (Ethiopia) until 1998 when he joined the WHO Immunology and RT at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland for postdoctoral research. 
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Antimicrobial resistance: A challenge awaiting the post-COVID-19 era
TA Lobie, AA Roba, JA Booth, KI Kristiansen, A Aseffa, K Skarstad, ...International Journal of Infectious Diseases 111, 322-325, 2021202
29
2021
Prevalence of HIV and its co-infection with Hepatitis B/C Virus among Chronic Liver Disease Patients in Ethiopia
Y Tassachew, T Abebe, Y Belyhun, T Teffera, AB Shewaye, H Desalegn, ...Hepatic Medicine: Evidence and Research, 67-77, 2022202
10
2022
Rabies mortality and morbidity associated with animal bites in Africa: a case for integrated rabies disease surveillance, prevention and control: a scoping review
PS Nyasulu, J Weyer, R Tschopp, A Mihret, A Aseffa, SV Nuvor, ...BMJ open 11 (12), e048551, 2021202
10
2021
Evidence for hidden leprosy in a high leprosy-endemic setting, Eastern Ethiopia: The application of active case-finding and contact screening
K Urgesa, K Bobosha, B Seyoum, F Weldegebreal, A Mihret, R Howe, ...PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15 (9), e0009640, 2021202
10
2021
Sepsis: emerging pathogens and antimicrobial resistance in Ethiopian referral hospitals
MH Legese, D Asrat, G Swedberg, B Hasan, A Mekasha, T Getahun, ...Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 11 (1), 83, 2022202
9
2022
Molecular Epidemiology of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase and AmpC Producing Enterobacteriaceae among Sepsis Patients in Ethiopia: A Prospective …
MH Legese, D Asrat, A Aseffa, B Hasan, A Mihret, G SwedbergAntibiotics 11 (2), 131, 2022202
8
2022
Global prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis infections among human tuberculosis cases: Systematic review and meta‐analysis
H Taye, K Alemu, A Mihret, JLN Wood, Z Shkedy, S Berg, A AseffaZoonoses and Public Health 6 (7), 704-71, 2021202
8
2021
Lipid droplets and the transcriptome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from direct sputa: a literature review
D Mekonnen, A Derbie, A Mihret, SA Yimer, T Tønjum, B Gelaw, E Nibret, ...Lipids in Health and Disease 20, 1-13, 2021202
7
2021
Development of a questionnaire to determine the case detection delay of leprosy: A mixed-methods cultural validation study
ND de Bruijne, K Urgesa, A Aseffa, K Bobosha, A Schoenmakers, ...PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 1 (1), e0010038, 2022202
6
2022
Prolonged delays in leprosy case detection in a leprosy hot spot setting in Eastern Ethiopia
K Urgesa, ND de Bruijne, K Bobosha, B Seyoum, A Mihret, B Geda, ...PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 16 (9), e001069, 2022202
5
2022
An open dataset of Plasmodium vivax genome variation in 1,895 worldwide samples
An open dataset of Plasmodium vivax genome variation in 1,89 worldwide samplesI Adam, MS Alam, S Alemu, C Amaratunga, R Amato, V Andrianaranjaka, ...Wellcome open research 7, 2022202
5
2022
Antimicrobial resistance genes in microbiota associated with sediments and water from the Akaki river in Ethiopia
B Yitayew, Y Woldeamanuel, D Asrat, A Rahman, A Mihret, A Aseffa, ...Environmental Science and Pollution Research 29 (6), 7000-70055, 2022202
4
2022
Ex vivo mRNA expression of toll-like receptors during latent tuberculosis infection
B Alemnew, ST Hoff, T Abebe, M Abebe, A Aseffa, R Howe, L WassieBMC immunology 22, 1-9, 2021202
4
2021
Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp. from clinical samples at Jimma medical center, Ethiopia
T Sewunet, D Asrat, Y Woldeamanuel, A Aseffa, CG GiskeFrontiers in Microbiology 1, 951857, 2022202
3
2022
T cell receptor repertoires associated with control and disease progression following Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
M Musvosvi, H Huang, C Wang, Q Xia, V Rozot, A Krishnan, P Acs, ...Nature Medicine 29 (1), 258-269, 20220
3
2023
Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from pulmonary tuberculosis patients in south Ethiopia
Y Merid, E Hailu, G Habtamu, M Tilahun, M Abebe, M Hailu, T Hailu, ...Journal of infection in developing countries 15 (9), 1299, 2021202
3
2021
Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and associated factors among mothers in Gondar, North-west Ethiopia: a population based study
M Geta, G AyalewOpen Access, 2021202
3
2021
Immune protection of Hepatitis B vaccine among children living in gondar, Northwest Ethiopia
G Ayalew, A AssefaOpen Access, 2021202
3
2021
Expression of MicroRNAs is dysregulated by HIV while mycobacterium tuberculosis drives alterations of small nucleolar RNAs in HIV positive adults with active tuberculosis
O Olsson, F Tesfaye, R Søkilde, J Mazurek, M Abebe, H Yeba, A Aseffa, ...Frontiers in Microbiology 12, 808250, 2022202
3
2022
Composition and capacity of Institutional Review Boards, and challenges experienced by members in ethics review processes in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: An exploratory qualitative study
YZ Seralegne, CK Wangamati, RDLC Bernabe, B Farsides, A Aseffa, ...Developing World Bioethics 3 (1), 50-58, 030
2
2023

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