Area of research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health · Epidemiology
Research interest
Research focused on Leishmania donovani and Leishmaniasis, with related work in Leishmania, Visceral leishmaniasis, Vector (molecular biology). Notable publications include 'Recent advances in phlebotomine sand fly research related to leishmaniasis control', 'Theileria infection in domestic ruminants in northern Ethiopia', and 'Breeding Sites of Phlebotomus sergenti, the Sand Fly Vector of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Judean Desert'.
Large scale systemic control short‐circuits pathogen transmission by interrupting the sand rat ( <i>Psammomys obesus</i> )‐to‐sand fly ( <i>Phlebotomus papatasi</i> ) <i>Leishmania major</i> transmission cycle
A next-generation (DNA) sequencing (NGS)–based method for identifying the sources of sugar meals in mosquito vectors of West Nile virus in Israel
Effects of larval rearing substrates on some life-table parameters of Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies
A molecular analysis of sand fly blood meals in a visceral leishmaniasis endemic region of northwestern Ethiopia reveals a complex host-vector system
Development of a next generation DNA sequencing-based multi detection assay for detecting and identifying Leishmania parasites, blood sources, plant meals and intestinal microbiome in phlebotomine sand flies
Inventory and taxonomy of phlebotomine sand flies of the Mokolo leishmaniasis focus, northern Cameroon, with description of new Sergentomyia taxa (Diptera: Psychodidae)
Genome wide comparison of Ethiopian Leishmania donovani strains reveals differences potentially related to parasite survival
Plant-feeding phlebotomine sand flies, vectors of leishmaniasis, prefer <i>Cannabis sativa</i>
A fine scale eco-epidemiological study on endemic visceral leishmaniasis in north ethiopian villages
First detection of <i>Leishmania donovani</i> in sand flies from Cameroon and its epidemiological implications
Human antibody reaction against recombinant salivary proteins of Phlebotomus orientalis in Eastern Africa
Minimally invasive microbiopsies: a novel sampling method for identifying asymptomatic, potentially infectious carriers of Leishmania donovani
Comparative study on the nocturnal activity of phlebotomine sand flies in a highland and lowland foci of visceral leishmaniasis in north-western Ethiopia with special reference to Phlebotomus orientalis
Coinfection of Leishmania guyanensis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: Report of a Case of Disseminated Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Ecuador
Eco-epidemiological aspects, natural detection and molecular identification of Leishmania spp. in Lutzomyia reburra, Lutzomyia barrettoi majuscula and Lutzomyia trapidoi
Studies on the behaviour and control of phlebotomine sandflies using experimental houses
Aspectos ecoepidemiológicos, detección natural e identificación molecular de Leishmania spp. en Lutzomyia reburra, Lutzomyia barrettoi majuscula y Lutzomyia trapidoi
Optimization of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays for the detection of Leishmania DNA in human blood samples
DNA barcode for the identification of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis plant feeding preferences in a tropical urban environment
Recombinant Salivary Proteins of Phlebotomus orientalis are Suitable Antigens to Measure Exposure of Domestic Animals to Sand Fly Bites
Recent advances in phlebotomine sand fly research related to leishmaniasis control
Detection of Leishmania donovani and L. tropica in Ethiopian wild rodents
Natural infection of bats with Leishmania in Ethiopia
Exposure to Leishmania spp. and sand flies in domestic animals in northwestern Ethiopia
Host-feeding preference of Phlebotomus orientalis (Diptera: Psychodidae) in an endemic focus of visceral leishmaniasis in northern Ethiopia
Species composition of phlebotomine sand flies and bionomics of Phlebotomus orientalis (Diptera: Psychodidae) in an endemic focus of visceral leishmaniasis in Tahtay Adiyabo district, Northern Ethiopia
Xenodiagnosis of Leishmania donovani in BALB/c mice using Phlebotomus orientalis: a new laboratory model
Sero-prevalence of Leishmania donovani infection in labour migrants and entomological risk factors in extra-domestic habitats of Kafta-Humera lowlands - kala-azar endemic areas in the northwest Ethiopia
Host choice of Phlebotomus orientalis (Diptera: Psychodidae) in animal baited experiments: a field study in Tahtay Adiyabo district, northern Ethiopia
Nocturnal periodicity of Phlebotomus (Larroussius) orientalis (Diptera: Psychodidae) in an endemic focus of visceral leishmaniasis in Northern Ethiopia