Getnet Yimer

Biographic Data

ID7757545
NAMEGetnet Yimer
GIVEN NAMESGetnet
FAMILY NAMEYimer
SIGNATUREYIMER G
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Pennsylvania
ORCID0000-0002-1469-837X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Prevalence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and Campylobacter species among diarrheal patients from three major hospitals in Ethiopia

    Open AccessAmete Mihret Teshale, Woldaregay Erku Abegaz et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Diarrheal illness remains a major global health challenge, causing millions of deaths annually. Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS), Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), and Campylobacter species (CAMPY) significantly contribute to this burden. Given the limited information on these pathogens in Ethiopia, this study aimed to estimate their prevalence among diarrhea patients in Ethiopia and identify risk factors for infection. A cross-section…

  • Environmental risk factors associated with community diarrheal disease in Ethiopia

    Open AccessDevin LaPolt, Stephen Smith et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Multiple environmental factors for diarrhea were identified. Given the variation in factors by site, strategies for intervention and management should be community-specific. These factors can be managed through improved water treatment, sanitation practices, and educational programs focused on proper hygiene. Efforts to manage these factors can potentially reduce the burden of diarrheal diseases

  • Regional and temporal variations in Covid-19 cases and deaths in Ethiopia

    Open AccessGizaw Teka, Adane Woldeab et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Background The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most devastating public health emergencies of international concern to have occurred in the past century. To ensure a safe, scalable, and sustainable response, it is imperative to understand the burden of disease, epidemiological trends, and responses to activities that have already been implemented. We aimed to analyze how COVID-19 tests, cases, and deaths varied by time and region in the general po…

  • Sars-CoV-2 co-detection with influenza and human respiratory syncytial virus in Ethiopia

    Open AccessWolde Shure, Adamu Tayachew et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    SARS-CoV-2 co-infection with the influenza virus or human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) may complicate its progress and clinical outcomes. However, data on the co-detection of SARS-CoV-2 with other respiratory viruses are limited in Ethiopia and other parts of Africa to inform evidence-based response and decision-making. We analyzed 4,989 patients’ data captured from the national severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) and influenza-like illn…

  • Tuberculosis Prevalence and Predictors Among Health Care-Seeking People Screened for Cough of Any Duration in Ethiopia

    Open AccessHussen Mohammed, Lemessa Oljira et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. This high burden is mainly attributed to low case detection and delayed diagnosis. We aimed to determine the prevalence and predictors of TB among health care-seeking people screened for cough of any duration in Ethiopia. Methods: In this multicenter cross-sectional study, we screened 195,713 (81.2%) for cough of any duration. We recruited a samp…

  • Campylobacter Colonization, Environmental Enteric Dysfunction, Stunting, and Associated Risk Factors Among Young Children in Rural Ethiopia

    Open AccessDehao Chen, Sarah Mckune et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Livestock farming provides a possible mechanism by which smallholder farmers can meet their household need for animal source foods (ASF), which may reduce the risk of stunting. However, direct/indirect contacts with domestic animals may increase colonization by Campylobacter spp., which has been associated with Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED) and stunting. A cross-sectional study involving 102 randomly selected children between 12 and 16 …

  • Co-occurrence of Campylobacter Species in Children From Eastern Ethiopia, and Their Association With Environmental Enteric Dysfunction, Diarrhea, and Host Microbiome

    Open AccessYitagele Terefe, Loïc Deblais et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2020

    High Campylobacter prevalence during early childhood has been associated with stunting and environmental enteric dysfunction (EED), especially in low-resource settings. This study assessed the prevalence, diversity, abundance, and co-occurrence of Campylobacter spp. in stools from children in a rural area of eastern Ethiopia and their association with microbiome, diarrhea, and EED in children. Stool samples (n=100) were collected from randomly se…

  • Community engagement and building trust to resolve ethical challenges during humanitarian crises

    Open AccessGetnet Yimer, Wondwossen A Gebreyes et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2020

    The hostility and mistrust led to fear among the data collectors. These and the resulting strategies to address them resulted in delays for the research. However, the interventions taken resulted in successful completion of the field activities. Moreover, the lessons learned from this project are already being implemented with other projects being conducted in various parts of Ethiopia