Daniel Feyissa

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Head of Department

Jigjiga University, Ethiopia

Email: danieltolossa@jju.edu.et

 

 

 

 

VALIDATE Role:

Network Affiliate

 

Research Keywords:

Epidemiological study, Zoonotic, MDR TB, Leishmaniasis

 

Biography:

I earned Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology from Haramaya University in 2006 and Master of Science in Tropical and Infectious Diseases from Addis Ababa University in 2012. I am interested to research the epidemiology, zoonotic aspects and drug resistance of M. tuberculosis and Leishmania species as well.

 

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Key Publications:

  • Daniel Tolossa, Girmay Medhin and Mengistu Legesse. Community knowledge, attitude, and practices towards tuberculosis in Shinile town, Somali regional state, eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 14, 804 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-804
  • Bawlah Tahir; Niman Tayib; Abdi Hassen Ahmed; Daniel Tolossa; Surafel Mekuria; Shamil Barsenga; Kader Muse; Sara Tesfaye; Addisu Tesfaye; Fasil Getu et al. Prevalence, bacterial profile, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and associated risk factors of bacterial UTI among diabetic patients at Jigjiga University Sheik Hasan Yabare Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Jigjiga, Eastern Ethiopia. BMC Infect Dis 25, 777 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11122-y
  • Addisu Tesfaye; Mahlet Fekede; Fasil Getu; Surafel Mekuria; Tigist Abebe; Daniel Tolosa; Shamil Barsenga; Bawlah Tahir; Abdurahman Kedir Roble; Sara Tesfaye et al. Vertical Transmission of Group B Streptococcus, Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile among Newborns Delivered at Health Facilities in Jigjiga City, Ethiopia. International Journal of Microbiology, 2024, 5673366, 11 pages, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/5673366
  • Surafel Mekuria, Daniel Tolossa, Tigist Abebe, Tahir Yousuf Nour, Addisu Tesfaye, Abdurahman Kedir Roble. Prevalence, Antimicrobial Drug Resistance and Associated Risk Factors of Streptococcus Pneumoniae Bacteria Infection Among Under-Five Children with Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Attending Sheik Hassan Yebere Referral Hospital, Jig-Jiga, Ethiopia. Infect Drug Resist. 2023; 16:3511-3523 https://doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S409919
  • Kiros Gebremicheal, Fisehaye Alemseged, Haimanot Ewunetu, Daniel Tolossa et al. Sequela of female genital mutilation on birth outcomes in Jijiga town, Ethiopian Somali region: a prospective cohort study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 18, 305 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-1937-4
  • Abdibari Ma’alin, Dereje Birhanu, Samuel Melaku, Daniel Tolossa, Yusuf Mohammed et al. Magnitude and factors associated with malnutrition in children 6–59 months of age in Shinille Woreda, Ethiopian Somali regional state: a cross-sectional study. BMC Nutr 2, 44 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-016-0079-1