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K. Tafess

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h-index: 18
Works: 49
Citations: 1,217

Most-cited papers

Bacterial profile and drug susceptibility pattern of urinary tract infection in pregnant women at University of Gondar Teaching Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
A. Alemu, F. Moges, Y. Shiferaw, K. Tafess +3 more
2012BMC Research Notes234 citations Open access
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Anaemia and associated risk factors among pregnant women in Gilgel Gibe dam area, Southwest Ethiopia
Million Getachew, Delenesaw Yewhalaw, K. Tafess, Y. Getachew +1 more
2012Parasites & Vectors138 citations Open access
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Micronutrient levels and nutritional status of school children living in Northwest Ethiopia
Bemnet Amare, Beyene Moges, Bereket Fantahun, K. Tafess +7 more
2012Nutrix Journal117 citations Open access
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Nutritional status, intestinal parasite infection and allergy among school children in Northwest Ethiopia
Bemnet Amare, J. Ali, Beyene Moges, G. Yismaw +11 more
2013BMC Pediatrics87 citations Open access
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Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasites of Horses and Donkeys in and around Gondar Town, Ethiopia
T. Mezgebu, K. Tafess, Firaol Tamiru
201365 citations Open access
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Prevalence Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis and malaria co-infection among pregnant women and risk factors in Gilgel Gibe dam Area, Southwest Ethiopia
Million Getachew, K. Tafess, Ahmed Zeynudin, Delenesaw Yewhalaw
2013BMC Research Notes59 citations Open access
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Targeted-Sequencing Workflows for Comprehensive Drug Resistance Profiling of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Cultures Using Two Commercial Sequencing Platforms: Comparison of Analytical and Diagnostic Performance, Turnaround Time, and Cost.
K. Tafess, T. T. Ng, Hiu-Yin Lao, K. Leung +12 more
2020Clinical Chemistry52 citations Open access
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Antimicrobial potential of the Ethiopian Thymus schimperi essential oil in comparison with others against certain fungal and bacterial species
M. Nasir, K. Tafess, D. Abate
2015BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine44 citations Open access
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Vaccination of calves with Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette–Guerin reduces the frequency and severity of lesions of bovine tuberculosis under a natural transmission setting in Ethiopia
G. Ameni, K. Tafess, A. Zewde, T. Eguale +8 more
2017Transboundary and Emerging Diseases40 citations Open access
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Bovine Cysticercosis in Cattle Slaughtered at Zeway Municipal Abattoir:Prevalence and its Public Health Importance
Hussein Bedu, K. Tafess, B. Shelima, D. Woldeyohannes +2 more
201133 citations Open access
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Treatment Outcomes of Tuberculosis at Asella Teaching Hospital, Ethiopia: Ten Years’ Retrospective Aggregated Data
K. Tafess, T. Beyen, A. Abera, G. Tasew +4 more
2018Frontiers in Medicine31 citations Open access
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Assessment of awareness on food borne zoonosis and its relation with Veterinary Public Health Services in and around Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Sisay Girma, G. Zewde, K. Tafess, T. Jibat
201226 citations Open access
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Identification of serotypes of Mannheimia haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida from pneumonic cases of sheep and goats and their antimicrobial sensitivity profiles in Borana and Arsi zones, Ethiopia
Sisay Girma, Latera Getachew, A. Beyene, D. T. Tegegne +14 more
2023Scientific Reports25 citations Open access
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Inadequate level of knowledge, mixed outlook and poor adherence to COVID-19 prevention guideline among Ethiopians
Edessa Negera, T. Demissie, K. Tafess
2020bioRxiv24 citations Open access
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A preliminary study on molecular characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Western Ethiopia.
Haimanot Disassa, K. Tafess, A. Worku, G. Ameni
201523 citations Open access
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Anaemia and associated risk factors among pregnant women in Gilgel Gibe dam area, Southwest Ethiopia
Million Getachew, Delenesaw Yewhalaw, K. Tafess, Y. Getachew +1 more
2012Parasites & Vectors21 citations Open access
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Prevalence of lungworm infection in small ruminants in North Gondar zone, Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia
Y. Terefe, K. Tafess, Getasew Fekadie, N. Kebede
201319 citations
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Epidemiology and public health significance of bovine tuberculosis in and around Sululta District, Central Ethiopia
A. Biru, G. Ameni, T. Sori, F. Desissa +2 more
201418 citations Open access
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Levels of Serum Zinc, Copper and Copper/Zinc Ratio in Patients with Diarrhea and HIV Infection in Ethiopia
Bemnet Amare, K. Tafess, F. Moges, Beyene Moges +3 more
201317 citations Open access
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Serum concentration of selenium in diarrheic patients with and without HIV/AIDS in Gondar, northwest Ethiopia.
Bemnet Amare, K. Tafess, F. Ota, F. Moges +4 more
201316 citations Open access
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Review on Desirable Microbial Phytases as a Poultry Feed Additive: Their Sources, Production, Enzymatic Evaluation, Market Size, and Regulation
O. E. Urgessa, Rufael Koyamo, H. Dinka, K. Tafess +1 more
2024International Journal of Microbiology13 citations Open access
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Spoligotyping and drug sensitivity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from pulmonary tuberculosis patients in the Arsi Zone of southeastern Ethiopia
B. Haile, K. Tafess, A. Zewude, B. Yenew +2 more
2019new microbes and new infections13 citations Open access
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Molecular Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Gambella Region, South west Ethiopia
Getahun Asebe, A. Worku, A. Zewude, K. Tafess +1 more
201511 citations Open access
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Ten years tuberculosis trend in Gambella Regional Hospital, South Western Ethiopia
Getahun Asebe, G. Ameni, K. Tafess
201410 citations Open access
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Bioprospecting secondary metabolites with antimicrobial properties from soil bacteria in high-temperature ecosystems
Sisay Demisie, D. Oh, A. Abera, G. Tasew +5 more
2024Microbial Cell Factories9 citations Open access
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Prevalence Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis and malaria co-infection among pregnant women and risk factors in Gilgel Gibe dam Area, Southwest Ethiopia
Million Getachew, K. Tafess, Ahmed Zeynudin, Delenesaw Yewhalaw
2013BMC Research Notes9 citations Open access
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Spatial clustering and genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolate among pulmonary tuberculosis suspected patients, Arsi Zone, Ethiopia
K. Tafess, T. Beyen, Sisay Girma, Asnakech Wondimu +1 more
2020BMC Pulmonary Medicine8 citations Open access
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Spatiotemporal Distribution of Tuberculosis in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia: A Hotspot Analysis
Dereje Bekele, Solomon Aragie, K. A. Alene, T. Dejene +16 more
2023Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease7 citations Open access
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Determining treatment outcome of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis cases in Afar Regional State, Ethiopia: A retrospective facility based study
K. Tafess, B. Mengistu, D. Woldeyohannes, S. Sisay
2016International Journal of Mycobacteriology7 citations Open access
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Performance Evaluation of Mycobacterium bovis Antibody Test for the Diagnosis of Bovine Tuberculosis in Ethiopia
Eyob Hirpa Tola, G. Ameni, J. Lawrence, K. Tafess +3 more
20146 citations
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Diversity of culturable bacterial isolates and their potential as antimicrobial against human pathogens from Afar region, Ethiopia
Sisay Demisie, D. Oh, D. Wolday, Tobias F. Rinke de Wit +5 more
2024Microbiology spectrum5 citations Open access
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Treatment Outcome of Tuberculosis Patients under Directly Observed Treatment of Short Course in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Western Ethiopia: A Ten-Year Retrospective Study
Haimanot Disassa, Takele Teklu, K. Tafess, Getahun Asebe +1 more
20155 citations Open access
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Isolation and molecular characterization of non tuberculosis mycobacteria from skin positive reactors and pathological lesions of cattle at Bako, Western Ethiopia
T. Ayana, K. Tafess, G. Mamo, Tesfaye Sisay Tessema +1 more
20135 citations Open access
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Targeted Sequencing Workflows for Comprehensive Drug Resistance Profiling of Mycobacterium tuberculosis cultures using Illumina MiSeq and Nanopore MinION: Comparison of analytical and diagnostic performance, turnaround time and cost
K. Tafess, T. T. Ng, Hiu-Yin Lao, K. Leung +12 more
2019bioRxiv4 citations Open access
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In vitro permissiveness of bovine neutrophils and monocyte derived macrophages to Leishmania donovani of Ethiopian isolate
G. Tasew, E. Gadisa, A. Abera, A. Zewude +7 more
2016Parasites & Vectors4 citations Open access
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Serum IgE Levels of Diarrheic Patients in Northwest Ethiopia with High Prevalence of HIV and Intestinal Parasitoses
Bemnet Amare, Yeshambel Belyhun, Beyene Moges, A. Mulu +3 more
20124 citations Open access
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Isolation and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Bacterial Pathogens from Community-Acquired Pneumonia at Adama Hospital Medical College, Adama, Ethiopia
Feyissa Hamde, Bayissa Chala, M. Bekele, Abebe Mekuria Shenkutie +2 more
2024Journal of Tropical Medicine3 citations
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Immune Response in Holstein-Zebu Cross and Zebu Calves Vaccinated with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) at Bako Agricultural Research Centre, Western Ethiopia.
K. Tafess, G. Ameni
20113 citations Open access
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Genomic Characterization of Leishmania tropica in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Somali Region, Ethiopia, 2023
A. Abera, P. Monsieurs, M. Pareyn, D. Beyene +16 more
2025Emerging Infectious Diseases2 citations Open access
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Genetic mechanisms of co-emergence of INH-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains during the standard course of antituberculosis therapy
K. Tafess, T. T. Ng, K. K. Tam, K. Leung +8 more
2024Microbiology spectrum2 citations Open access
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Molecular detection of dengue virus serotype-3 from wild-caught Aedes aegypti across arboviral endemic regions of Ethiopia
A. Abera, D. Beyene, M. Belachew, Selam Yirga +7 more
2025BMC Infectious Diseases1 citations Open access
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Whole genome sequencing of multidrug-resistant clinical Klebsiella Isolates from community acquired pneumonia patients at Adama Hospital Medical College, Ethiopia
Feyissa Hamde, Abebe Mekuria Shenkutie, P. Leung, M. Bekele +4 more
2026Scientific Reports0 citations Open access
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Building the toolkit to address malaria resurgence and radical cure of vivax malaria in Ethiopia: a meeting report
T. Degaga, H. Sime, S. Ruybal-Pesántez, Ashley Osborne +41 more
2026Malaria Journal0 citations Open access
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In silico genome mining and characterization of putative horse feces–derived bacterial phytases as potential monogastric animal feed additive candidates
O. E. Urgessa, M. Gemeda, H. Dinka, Firayad Girma Abdi +1 more
2026Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology0 citations Open access
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Evaluation of the effect of therapeutic durations on small ruminant bacterial pneumonia
Sisay Girma, Tesfaye Bekele, Samson Leta, D. T. Tegegne +6 more
2024BMC Veterinary Research0 citations Open access
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Genomic characterization of a unique population of Leishmania tropica in a new emerging focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Somali region of Ethiopia
A. Abera, P. Monsieurs, M. Pareyn, D. Beyene +16 more
2024bioRxiv0 citations
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Title: Inadequate level of knowledge, mixed outlook and poor adherence to COVID-19 prevention guideline among Ethiopians (Preprint)
Edessa Negera, T. Demissie, K. Tafess
20200 citations Open access
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In vitro permissiveness of bovine neutrophils and monocyte derived macrophages to Leishmania donovani of Ethiopian isolate
G. Tasew, E. Gadisa, A. Abera, A. Zewude +7 more
2016Parasites & Vectors0 citations Open access
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Alterations in Nutritional Status, Serum Levels of Minerals and Trace Elements among Helminth-Infected and Non-infected School Children in Gondar town, Ethiopia
Bemnet Amare, Beyene Moges, Bereket Fantahun, K. Tafess +3 more
20150 citations Open access
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