Abraham Mengist, PhD
Abraham Mengist, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology of the UNMC College of Public Health.
He previously was a graduate assistant at Florida International University, as well as a lecturer at Addis Ababa University and Bahir Dar University.
Education
- 2019, PhD, Public Health-Epidemiology, Florida International University
- 2008, MSc, Biology-Biomedical Sciences, Addis Ababa University
- 2005, BEd, Biology, Bahir Dar University
Research Interests
- Epidemiology of malaria and helminth infection
- Diagnosis of malaria and helminth infection
- Antimalarial and antihelminthic drug efficacy
- HPV vaccination and cervical cancer prevention
- Substance use and HIV disease progression
Selected Publications
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Fok L, Brett-Major DM, Erko B, Linville J, Dai HD, Negash Y, Animut A, Degarege A. Efficacy of Praziquantel in Treating Schistosoma haematobium Infection Among Ethiopian Children. Biomedicines 2024, 12, 2463.
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Degarege A, Levecke B, Negash Y, Animut A, Erko B. Clinical sensitivity and time-to-result of a cascaded pooled testing approach for assessing the prevalence and intensity of Schistosoma haematobium infection. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2024;18(8):e0012435.
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Fok L, Erko B, Brett-Major D, Animut A, Broadhurst MJ, Dai D, Linville J, Levecke B, Negash Y, Degarege A. Evaluating the Performance of FlukeCatcher at Detecting Urogenital Schistosomiasis. Diagnostics (Basel). 2024;14(10):1037.
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Degarege A, Watanabe-Galloway S, Mansilla K, Sileshi RM, Peters ES. Evaluation of Theoretical Frameworks to Detect Correlates of HPV Vaccination in the Midwest, US, Using Structural Equation Modeling. Vaccines (Basel). 2023;11(12):1856.
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Degarege A, Erko B, Negash Y, Animut A. Intestinal Helminth Infection, Anemia, Undernutrition and Academic Performance among School Children in Northwestern Ethiopia. Microorganisms. 2022;10(7):1353.
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Professional Affiliations
- Society for Epidemiologic Research
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- American Society of Parasitologist