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The Burden of Typhoid Fever in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Perspective by Kim, Cara Lynn, Cruz Espinoza, Ligia Maria, Vannice, Kirsten S, Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Rakotozandrindrainy, Raphaël, Jani, Ilesh V, Teferi, Mekonnen, Bassiahi Soura, Abdramane, Lunguya, Octavie, Steele, A Duncan, Marks, Florian

“…While typhoid fever has largely been eliminated in high-income regions which have developed modern water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities, it remains a…”
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Factors associated with scabies outbreaks in primary schools in Ethiopia: a case-control study by Ejigu, Kefele, Haji, Yusuf, Toma, Alemayehu, Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun

“…Scabies is a neglected tropical disease affecting more than 200 million people worldwide every year. Scabies in school adolescents and young adults could…”
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Cryptosporidiosis And Other Intestinal Parasitic Infections And Concomitant Threats Among HIV-Infected Children In Southern Ethiopia Receiving First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy by Gebre, Blatu, Alemayehu, Tsegaye, Girma, Mekonin, Ayalew, Freshwork, Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun, Shemelis, Techalew

“…Children infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are at high risk of acquiring intestinal parasitic infections. This study aimed to determine the…”
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Coinfections with hepatitis B and C virus and syphilis among HIV-infected clients in Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Shimelis, Techalew, Tassachew, Yayheyirad, Tadewos, Agete, Hordofa, Mesfin Worku, Amsalu, Anteneh, Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun, Tadesse, Endale

“…Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are hepatotropic viruses of public health significance worldwide. Despite their severe clinical impact in…”
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Antimicrobial resistance in Africa: a systematic review by Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun, Ashley, Elizabeth A, Ongarello, Stefano, Havumaki, Joshua, Wijegoonewardena, Miranga, González, Iveth J, Dittrich, Sabine

“…Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is widely acknowledged as a global problem, yet in many parts of the world its magnitude is still not well understood. This…”
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Long-term protection conferred by typhoid conjugate vaccines: a step towards typhoid elimination? by Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun, Cardona, Rita Soares Barbosa, Marks, Florian

“…Another TCV, the Vi-CRM197 TCV, developed by Biological E, received WHO prequalification in 2020.7 In this issue of The Lancet, Priyanka D Patel and colleagues…”
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Magnitude of Neural Tube Defects and Associated Risk Factors at Three Teaching Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Gedefaw, Abel, Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun, Teklu, Sisay

“…There is scarcity of data on prevalence of neural tube defects (NTDs) in lower-income countries. Local data are important to understand the real burden of the…”
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Prevalence of Syphilis among Pregnant Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Hussen, Siraj, Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun

“…Objective. Syphilis is one of the most imperative STIs, caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. During pregnancy it is associated with disastrous health…”
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The safety of a dolutegravir (DTG)-based antiretroviral treatment (ART) regimen for pregnancy and birth outcomes in Ethiopia: evidence from multicenter cohort study by Gedefaw, Abel, Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun, Berhan, Yifru, Makonnen, Eyasu, Vella, Stefano, Aklillu, Eleni

“…A dolutegravir (DTG)-based antiretroviral regimen has been rolled out for pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries since 2020. However, available…”
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Contamination of Fresh Produce with Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and Associated Risks to Human Health: A Scoping Review by Rahman, Mahbubur, Alam, Mahbub-Ul, Luies, Sharmin Khan, Kamal, Abul, Ferdous, Sharika, Lin, Audrie, Sharior, Fazle, Khan, Rizwana, Rahman, Ziaur, Parvez, Sarker Masud, Amin, Nuhu, Hasan, Rezaul, Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun, Taneja, Neelam, Islam, Mohammad Aminul, Ercumen, Ayse

“…Fresh produce, when consumed raw, can be a source of exposure to antimicrobial residues, antimicrobial-resistant bacteria (ARB) and antimicrobial resistance…”
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Vaccination to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance Burden—Data Gaps and Future Research by Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun, Keddy, Karen H, Rickett, Natasha Y, Zhusupbekova, Aidai, Poudyal, Nimesh, Lawley, Trevor, Osman, Majdi, Dougan, Gordon, Kim, Jerome H, Lee, Jung-Seok, Jeon, Hyon Jin, Marks, Florian

“…Abstract Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses an immediate danger to global health. If unaddressed, the current upsurge in AMR threatens to reverse the…”
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Home delivery practice and its predictors in South Ethiopia by Hailu, Dejene, Tadele, Henok, Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun, Alemayehu, Akalewold, Abuka, Teshome, Woldegebriel, Fitsum, Gedefaw, Abel, Mengesha, Selamawit, Haji, Yusuf

“…Background Institutional delivery is one of the key interventions to reduce maternal death. It ensures safe birth, reduces both actual and potential…”
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Predictors of Virologic Failure Among a Cohort of HIV-infected Children in Southern Ethiopia by Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun, Foster, Byron Alexander, Latour, Emile, Lim, Jeong Youn, Jerene, Degu, Ruff, Andrea, Aklillu, Eleni

“…BACKGROUND:Optimal care for children with HIV infection includes timely assessment of treatment failure. Using HIV viral load to define treatment failure…”
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Impact of Vaccination With the SCB-2019 Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine on Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection: A Household Contact Study in the Philippines by Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun, Bravo, Lulu, Marks, Florian, Aziz, Asma Binte, You, Young Ae, Sugimoto, Jonathan, Li, Ping, Garcia, Joyce, Rockhold, Frank, Clemens, Ralf

“…Abstract Background An exploratory household transmission study was nested in SPECTRA, the phase 2/3 efficacy study of the adjuvanted recombinant protein-based…”
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Using Dried Blood Spots to Quantitatively Detect Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibodies by ELISA: A Validation Study by Ylade, Michelle, Aziz, Asma Binte, Daag, Jedas Veronica, Crisostomo, Maria Vinna, Agrupis, Kristal-An, Maronilla, Maria Angela, Sye Lim Hong, Chloe, Kim, Hwa Young, Njau, Irene, Lopez, March Helena Jane, Deen, Jacqueline, Kim, Deok Ryun, You, Young Ae, Kang, Sophie S Y, Marks, Florian, Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun

“…SARS-CoV-2 serological testing is useful to determine seroprevalence, epidemiological trends, and the extent of transmission. The collection and transport of…”
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Timely health care seeking and first source of care for acute febrile illness in children in Hawassa, southern Ethiopia by Shimelis, Techalew, Schierhout, Gill, Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun, Dittrich, Sabine, Crump, John A, Kaldor, John M, Vaz Nery, Susana

“…Timely health care seeking with access to quality health care are crucial to improve child survival. We conducted a study which aimed to identify factors…”
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Prevention of Typhoid by Vi Conjugate Vaccine and Achievable Improvements in Household Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene: Evidence From a Cluster-Randomized Trial in Dhaka, Bangladesh by Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun, Khanam, Farhana, Ahmmed, Faisal, Im, Justin, Islam, Md Taufiqul, Kim, Deok Ryun, Kang, Sophie S Y, Liu, Xinxue, Chowdhury, Fahima, Ahmed, Tasnuva, Binte Aziz, Asma, Hoque, Masuma, Park, Juyeon, Pak, Gideok, Zaman, Khalequ, Khan, Ashraful Islam, Pollard, Andrew J, Kim, Jerome H, Marks, Florian, Qadri, Firdausi, Clemens, John D

“…Abstract Background Typhoid fever contributes to approximately 135 000 deaths annually. Achievable improvements in household water, sanitation, and hygiene…”
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Pediatric Febrile Urinary Tract Infection Caused by ESBL Producing Enterobacteriaceae Species by Lulu, Birhanu, Nigussie, Demiss, Worku, Mesfin, Agegnehu, Asnakech, Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun

“…Background. Over the past decade, drug resistance pattern has worsened for many of the uropathogens due to overuse of antibiotics for empiric treatment. The…”
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Rebuttal: Response to the comments by Buck et al. on our published article: Hepatic and renal toxicity and associated factors among HIV‐infected children on antiretroviral therapy: a prospective cohort study; HIV Medicine (2019), 20, 147–156 by Tadesse, BT, Foster, A, Aklillu, E

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Challenges to the Fight against Rabies-The Landscape of Policy and Prevention Strategies in Africa by Haselbeck, Andrea Haekyung, Rietmann, Sylvie, Tadesse, Birkneh Tilahun, Kling, Kerstin, Kaschubat-Dieudonné, Maria Elena, Marks, Florian, Wetzker, Wibke, Thöne-Reineke, Christa

“…Nearly 59,000 human deaths worldwide are attributable to rabies annually, of which more than a third occur in Africa. In recent years, progress has been made…”
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