Rabies and other Zoonotic Diseases of public health importance
Area of expertise :
Evaluation and application of Rabies Diagnostic test kits; Designing and implementation of zoonotic disease research projects; zoonotic disease outbreak investigation and Response
Tel: +251-112-78 15 00
Abrahama@ehnri.gov.et
Publications
Abraham A, Fasil M, Kedir H, Garoma G, Asefa D, Eshetu Y,Kassahun T. Overview of Rabies in and around Addis Ababa, in Animals Examined in EHNRI Zoonoses Laboratory Between, 2003 and 2009. Ethiop.Vet. J. 2010; 14 (2): 91-101.
Abraham Ali, Arthuro Mesfin, Eshetu Yimer, Asefa Deressa and Tewodros Girmay (2007): Sero-prevalence of caprine brucellosis in Chifera woreda, Afar regional state, Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of biological society.Vol.6, No. 2, PP. 159-164
Asefa D, Abraham A, Mekoro B, Bethelehem N, Kedir H, Eshetu Y. The status of Rabies in Ethiopia: A retrospective recored review. Ethiopian Journal of Health Development. 2010; 24(2) :127-132
Eshetu Yimer Ahmed, Abraham Ali, Arthuro Mesfin, Asefa Deressa, Tewodros Girmaye (2008): Brucellosis as zoonosis in Chifera district, Afar regional state. Bull. Anim.Hlth.Prod..Afr. vol 56. PP.357-361.
Fasil Mengistu,Bayleyegn Molla and Abraham Ali (2010): Camel Mastitis Associated Bacterial Pathogens and its Impact on Milk Quality in Gewane District,Afar Regional State, Northeastern Ethiopia, Bull. Anim. Hlth. Prod. Afr, 58, 249-259.
Fasil Mengistu, Kedir Hussen, Garuma Getahun, Desalegne Sifer, Abraham Ali and Assefa Deressa (2011): Total Cases of Dog Bites to Humans and a Seasonal Pattern of the Bites, Eth. Vet. J., 2011; 15 (2), 103-108.
Mengistu, F., Hussen, K , Abraham Ali, Getahun, G., and Sifer, D.: Dog Bite recognized as a Public Health Concern in Addis Ababa. Ethiop. J. Health Dev.2011; 25(1):58-60.
Abstract/Presentations
Abraham Ali, Daddi Jima, Milliyon Wenedabeku, Almaz Abebe, Fikir Tadesse: National Surveillance for Human Rabies Cases—Ethiopia, 2010“Oral presentation at the first International Congressm on Pathogens at the Human—Animal Interface (ICOPHAI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (15-17 September 2011)
Abraham Ali, Garoma Getahun, Desalegn Sifer, Kedir Hussen, Fasil Mengistu, Almaz Abebe, Michael Niezgoda, Charles Rupprecht: Preliminary evaluation of Direct Rapid Immunohistochemical Test (DRIT) for rabies diagnosis at the Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute (EHNRI).Abstract. XXI International Conference on Rabies in the Americas (RITA) Mexico, Guadalajara, Jal. October 17th to 22nd, 2010
Eshetu Yimer,Abraham Ali, Tewodros Girmay and Asefa Deressa (2007): Livestock as a Source of Income and Food Security in Ethiopia. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Conference of Food and Nutrition Society of Ethiopia (FoNSE), Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute, October 23-24, 2007.