This monthly scientific topic will be presented by Atsbeha Gebreegziabxier on the 16th of May 2024. The presentation will be uploaded after the presentation.

This Scientific Meeting is open to EpiGen Ethiopia members. The invitation has already been sent to your emails so kindly check there. Otherwise, please contact Project Manager Lea Liekefedt (l.liekefedt@aighd.org).

Session Lead: Bokretsion Gidey, Ethiopian Public Health Institute

Session Discussion:

Bokretsion provided an overview of Malaria in Ethiopia including its most dominant strains and its recent upsurge from 2019.

PowerPoint available here: Molecular Malaria Surveillance in Ethiopia (PDF)

Session Lead: Assistant Professor of Microbial Genomics Ketema Tafess Tulu (PhD)

Session Discussion:

Tuberculosis is the second leading cause of death from a single infectious agent and kills almost twice as much as HIV/AIDS. Despite many interventions and new technologies for diagnostics and treatment, TB still remains a major public health challenge.

PowerPoint available here: Drug Resistant TB in the Rift Valley (PDF)

Session Lead: Adugna Abera (MSc), Ethiopian Public Health Institute

Session Discussion:

Adugna discusses the prevalence and epidemiology of Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in the Somale Region in Ethiopia. In August 2023, the EPHI received a higher number of reported CL cases in a lowland area in the east of the Somale region.

PowerPoint available here: Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Somale Presentation (PDF)

Session Lead: Dr. Rajiha Abubeker

Session Discussion:

Dr. Abubeker discusses a recent cholera outbreak in Ethiopia which began in August 2022 at the Bale zone, Oromia region.

PowerPoint available here: Dr. Abubeker’s Presentation (PDF)