Publications by authors named "Gemechu Shumi Bejiga"
Background: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS COV-2) known as COVID-19 since its outbreak in 2019, more than 375 and 5.6 million were infected and dead, respectively. Its influence in all disciplines stimulated different industries to work day to night relentlessly to develop safe and effective vaccines to reduce the catastrophic effect of the disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIf facial hygiene practices vary seasonally this could have important implications for the design of interventions for trachoma control. This observational study was conducted to explore seasonal variation in hygiene behaviours in 9 households with at least one child aged 1-9 years-of-age in the West Arsi zone in rural Oromia, Ethiopia. Sixty-one household members were observed intensively over two days in the dry season (January), the rainy season (July) and during the harvest period (October) in 2018.
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- The study investigates how Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct), the bacteria causing trachoma, spreads, focusing on detecting its DNA in places beyond the eyes and on flies in Ethiopia.!* -
- Researchers conducted a survey in Oromia Region, collecting swabs from people, surfaces, and flies to check for Ct presence, discovering it in non-ocular locations and on flies primarily in households with active trachoma.!* -
- The findings suggest that Ct can be transmitted through contact with contaminated hands, faces, and clothing, and that flies may act as vectors for spreading the bacteria in infected and non-infected households, highlighting the need for multiple preventive strategies.!*