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1. Abdissa S, Abebe T, Ameni G, Teklu S, Bekuretsion Y, Abebe M, Mihret A. Endometrial tuberculosis
among patients undergoing endometrial biopsy at Tikur Anbesa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia. BMC Infect Dis. 2018;18(1):304.
2. Adal M, Howe R, Kassa D, Aseffa A, Petros B. Associations of gender and serum total cholesterol
with CD4+ T cell count and HIV RNA load in antiretroviral-naive individuals in Addis Ababa. BMC
Public Health. 2018;18(1):943.
3. Adal M, Howe R, Kassa D, Aseffa A, Petros B. Malnutrition and lipid abnormalities in
antiretroviral naive HIV-infected adults in Addis Ababa: A cross-sectional study. PLoS One.
2018;13(4):e0195942.
4. Adelman MW, McFarland DA, Tsegaye M, Aseffa A, Kempker RR, Blumberg HM. Costeffectiveness
of WHO-Recommended Algorithms for TB Case Finding at Ethiopian HIV Clinics.
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2018;5(1):ofx269.
5. Ahmed JH, Makonnen E, Fotoohi A, Yimer G, Seifu D, Assefa M, Tigeneh W, Aseffa A, Howe R,
Aklillu EJN. Vitamin D Status and Association of VDR Genetic Polymorphism to Risk of Breast
Cancer in Ethiopia. 2019;11(2):289.
6. Alemayehu C, Mitchell G, Nikles J, Aseffa A, Clavarino A. Views and perceptions about locally
manufactured medicines in Ethiopia: a qualitative study of physicians, patients and regulatory
authorities. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018;18(1):624.
7. Ashenafi S, Mazurek J, Rehn A, Lemma B, Aderaye G, Bekele A, Assefa G, Chanyalew M, Aseffa
A, Andersson J, Bergman P, Brighenti S. Vitamin D(3) Status and the Association with Human
Cathelicidin Expression in Patients with Different Clinical Forms of Active Tuberculosis. Nutrients.
2018;10(6).
8. Baron U, Werner J, Schildknecht K, Schulze JJ, Mulu A, Liebert UG, Sack U, Speckmann C, Gossen
M, Wong RJ, Stevenson DK, Babel N, Schurmann D, Baldinger T, Bacchetta R, Grutzkau A, Borte
S, Olek S. Epigenetic immune cell counting in human blood samples for immunodiagnostics. Sci
Transl Med. 2018;10(452).
9. Bekele A, Gebreselassie N, Ashenafi S, Kassa E, Aseffa G, Amogne W, Getachew M, Aseffa A,
Worku A, Raqib R, Agerberth B, Hammar U, Bergman P, Aderaye G, Andersson J, Brighenti S.
Daily adjunctive therapy with vitamin D3 and phenylbutyrate supports clinical recovery from
pulmonary tuberculosis: a randomized controlled trial in Ethiopia. J Intern Med. 2018.
10. Bekele S, Derese Y, Hailu E, Mihret A, Dagne K, Yamuah L, Hailu T, Ayele S, Beyene D, Berg
S, Aseffa A. Line-probe assay and molecular typing reveal a potential drug resistant clone of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Ethiopia. Trop Dis Travel Med Vaccines. 2018;4:15.
11. Benjak A, Avanzi C, Singh P, Loiseau C, Girma S, Busso P, Fontes ANB, Miyamoto Y, Namisato
M, Bobosha K, Salgado CG, da Silva MB, Bouth RC, Frade MAC, Filho FB, Barreto JG, Nery JAC,
Buhrer-Sekula S, Lupien A, Al-Samie AR, Al-Qubati Y, Alkubati AS, Bretzel G, Vera-Cabrera L, Sakho
F, Johnson CR, Kodio M, Fomba A, Sow SO, Gado M, Konate O, Stefani MMA, Penna GO, Suffys
PN, Sarno EN, Moraes MO, Rosa PS, Baptista I, Spencer JS, Aseffa A, Matsuoka M, Kai M, Cole ST.
Phylogenomics and antimicrobial resistance of the leprosy bacillus Mycobacterium leprae. Nat
Commun. 2018;9(1):352.
12. Berhe M, Bsrat A, Taddele H, Gadissa E, Hagos Y, Tekle Y, Abera A. Knowledge Attitude and
Practice towards Visceral Leishmaniasis among Residents and Health Professionals in Welkait
District, Western Tigray, Ethiopia. J Trop Dis. 2018;6:257.
13. Bitew Kifilie A, Dagnew M, Tegenie B, Yeshitela B, Howe R, Abate E. Bacterial Profile, Antibacterial
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Resistance Pattern, and Associated Factors from Women Attending Postnatal Health Service at
University of Gondar Teaching Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. Int J Microbiol. 2018;2018:3165391.
14. Bsrat A, Berhe M, Gadissa E, Taddele H, Tekle Y, Hagos Y, Abera A, M GM, Alemayhu T, Gugsa G,
Aseffa A. Serological investigation of visceral Leishmania infection in human and its associated risk
factors in Welkait District, Western Tigray, Ethiopia. Parasite Epidemiol Control. 2018;3(1):13-20.
15. C M, M L, S M, N C, R T, J Z. Rabies in dogs, livestock and wildlife: a veterinary perspective. Rev Sci
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16. Carter TE, Mekonnen SK, Lopez K, Bonnell V, Damodaran L, Aseffa A, Janies DA. Glucose-6-
Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Genetic Variants in Malaria Patients in Southwestern
Ethiopia. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018;98(1):83-7.
17. Chegou NN, Sutherland JS, Namuganga AR, Corstjens PL, Geluk A, Gebremichael G, Mendy J,
Malherbe S, Stanley K, van der Spuy GD, Kriel M, Loxton AG, Kriel B, Simukonda F, Bekele Y,
Sheehama JA, Nelongo J, van der Vyver M, Gebrexabher A, Hailu H, Esterhuyse MM, Rosenkrands
I, Aagard C, Kidd M, Kassa D, Mihret A, Howe R, Cliff JM, Crampin AC, Mayanja-Kizza H, Kaufmann
SHE, Dockrell HM, Ottenhoff THM, Walzl G, consortium A-T. Africa-wide evaluation of host
biomarkers in QuantiFERON supernatants for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. Sci Rep.
2018;8(1):2675.
18. Comeau DL, Mishkin K, Tukvadze N, Avaliani Z, Kempker RR, Sthreshley L, Magee MJ, Eisen
H, Mariam DH, Aseffa A, Blumberg HM. Mentoring in Global Health: Formative Evaluation
of Tuberculosis Research Training Programs in Ethiopia and Georgia. Am J Trop Med Hyg.
2018;99(3):565-77.
19. Ferede G, Tiruneh M, Abate E, Wondimeneh Y, Damtie D, Gadisa E, Howe R, Aseffa A, Tessema B.
A serologic study of dengue in northwest Ethiopia: Suggesting preventive and control measures.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018;12(5):e0006430.
20. Ferede G, Tiruneh M, Abate E, Wondimeneh Y, Gadisa E, Howe R, Aseffa A, Tessema B. A study
of clinical, hematological, and biochemical profiles of patients with dengue viral infections in
Northwest Ethiopia: implications for patient management. BMC Infect Dis. 2018;18(1):616.
21. GebreMichael S, Gemete G, Mihret A, Waelti P, Tschopp R. Socio-economic aspects related to
feeding resources and practices in selected intensive dairy farms in Central Ethiopia. Afr J Agric
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22. Girma S, Avanzi C, Bobosha K, Desta K, Idriss MH, Busso P, Tsegaye Y, Nigusse S, Hailu T, Cole
ST, Aseffa A. Evaluation of Auramine O staining and conventional PCR for leprosy diagnosis: A
comparative cross-sectional study from Ethiopia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018;12(9):e0006706.
23. Greenwood BM, Aseffa A, Caugant DA, Diallo K, Kristiansen PA, Maiden MCJ, Stuart JM, Trotter
CL. Narrative review of methods and findings of recent studies on the carriage of meningococci
and other Neisseria species in the African Meningitis Belt. Trop Med Int Health. 2018.
24. Habtamu M, Abebe M, Aseffa A, Dyrhol-Riise AM, Spurkland A, Abrahamsen G. In vitro analysis
of antigen induced T cell-monocyte conjugates by imaging flow cytometry. J Immunol Methods.
2018;460:93-100.
25. Hannah S, Amanda R, Ingrid F, Natalie EH, Leanne R, Jackie C, Bronner G, Anders B, Ulrika M,
Mwinyi M, Andre LO, Cristian K, Ivo M, Fitsum T, Endalamaw G, Smita D, Gonzalo D, Melissa K,
Janet M, Seth O, Ogobara D, Renaud P, Kwadwo K, Naomi L, Venkatachalam U, Jacklin M, Alfred T,
Daniel C, Roly G, Felista M, Safiatou D, Robert S, Eleanor R, Nicholas JW, Francois N, Malika I, Teun
B, Chris D, Lucy O. The density, temporal dynamics and infectiousness of subpatent P. falciparum
infections. Nat Commun. In-press.
26. Huruy K, Mulu A, Liebert UG, Melanie M. HIV-1C proviral DNA for detection of drug resistance
mutations. PLoS One. 2018;13(10):e0205119.
27. Hussein J, Zewdie M, Yamuah L, Bedru A, Abebe M, Dagnew AF, Chanyalew M, Yohannes AG,
Ahmed J, Engers H, Doherty TM, Bang P, Kromann I, Hoff ST, Aseffa A. A phase I, open-label trial
on the safety and immunogenicity of the adjuvanted tuberculosis subunit vaccine H1/IC31(R) in
people living in a TB-endemic area. Trials. 2018;19(1):24.
28. Jeon HJ, Pak GD, Im J, Owusu-Dabo E, Adu-Sarkodie Y, Gassama Sow A, Bassiahi Soura A,
Gasmelseed N, Keddy KH, Bjerregaard-Andersen M, Konings F, Aseffa A, Crump JA, Chon Y,
Breiman RF, Park SE, Cruz Espinoza LM, Seo HJ, May J, Meyer CG, Andrews JR, Panzner U, von
Kalckreuth V, Wierzba TF, Rakotozandrindrainy R, Dougan G, Levine MM, Hombach J, Kim JH,
Clemens JD, Baker S, Marks F. Determining the Best Immunization Strategy for Protecting African
Children Against Invasive Salmonella Disease. Clin Infect Dis. 2018;67(12):1824-30.
29. JH A, E M, G Y, D S, A B, M A, A A, R H, A F, M H, E A. CYP2J2*7 Genotype Predicts Risk of
Chemotherapy-Induced Hematologic Toxicity and Reduced Relative Dose Intensity in Ethiopian
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30. K M, S G, B S, C W, van den H LL, H E, M D, C M, D D, F T, A T, C S, T KK, D D, T T, A A, D C, Tb TS, A
H, B T, G E, T FG. Serological evidence for a decline in malaria transmission following major scale
up of control efforts in a setting selected for P. vivax and P. falciparum malaria elimination in
Babile district, Oromia, Ethiopia. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. In press.
31. Konig Walles J, Tesfaye F, Jansson M, Tolera Balcha T, Winqvist N, Kefeni M, Garoma Abeya S,
Belachew F, Sturegard E, Bjorkman P. Performance of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus for detection of
latent tuberculosis infection in pregnant women living in a tuberculosis- and HIV-endemic setting.
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32. Lulseged S, Aseffa A. Clarion Call for more clinical trials: The case of Ethiopia. EMJ.
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33. Mekonnen A, Collins JM, Aseffa A, Ameni G, Petros B. Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis
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34. Mekonnen A, Merker M, Collins JM, Addise D, Aseffa A, Petros B, Ameni G, Niemann S. Molecular
epidemiology and drug resistance patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates from
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35. Merid Y, Woldeamanuel Y, Abebe M, Datiko DG, Hailu T, Habtamu G, Assefa G, Kempker RR,
Blumberg HM, Aseffa A. High utility of active tuberculosis case finding in an Ethiopian prison. Int J
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36. Negash M, Tsegaye A, Wassie L, Howe R. Phenotypic and functional heterogeneity of peripheral
gammadelta T cells in pulmonary TB and HIV patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. BMC Infect Dis.
2018;18(1):464.
37. Negera E, Tilahun M, Bobosha K, Lambert SM, Walker SL, Spencer JS, Aseffa A, Dockrell HM,
Lockwood DN. The effects of prednisolone treatment on serological responses and lipid profiles
in Ethiopian leprosy patients with Erythema Nodosum Leprosum reactions. PLoS Negl Trop Dis.
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Lockwood DN. The Effects of Prednisolone Treatment on Cytokine Expression in Patients with
Erythema Nodosum Leprosum Reactions. Front Immunol. 2018;9:189.
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40. Olliaro P, Grogl M, Boni M, Carvalho EM, Chebli H, Cisse M, Diro E, Fernandes Cota G, Erber AC,
Gadisa E, Handjani F, Khamesipour A, Llanos-Cuentas A, Lopez Carvajal L, Grout L, Lmimouni
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G, Ruiz-Postigo JA, Gore Saravia N, Soto J, Uzun S, Mashayekhi V, Velez ID, Vogt F, Zerpa O,
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41. Park SE, Pham DT, Boinett C, Wong VK, Pak GD, Panzner U, Espinoza LMC, von Kalckreuth V, Im J,
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Montgomery JM, Cosmas L, Olack B, Fields B, Sarpong N, Razafindrabe TJL, Raminosoa TM,
Kabore LP, Sampo E, Teferi M, Yeshitela B, El Tayeb MA, Sooka A, Meyer CG, Krumkamp R, Dekker
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42. Shitaye G, Gadisa E, Grignard L, Shumie G, Chali W, Menberu T, Belachew M, Tegegn G, Challi
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43. Steinmetz I, Wagner GE, Kanyala E, Sawadogo M, Soumeya H, Teferi M, Andargie E, Yeshitela B,
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