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Assistant Professor
Jigjiga University, Ethiopia
Email: getnetworku10@gmail.com, getnet.worku@jju.edu.et
VALIDATE Role:
Network Associate
Research Keywords:
TB, Genotyping, Zoonotic TB, Leishmaniasis, AMR
Biography:
I am an educator and researcher in microbiology and infectious diseases at Jigjiga University. My primary area of research interest lies in the study of infectious diseases endemic to tropical countries, with a particular emphasis on tuberculosis (TB), leishmaniasis, and diarrheal pathogens.
Related Websites:
LinkedIn
ORCID
Jigjiga University
Key Publications:
- Meaza A, Diriba G, Girma M, Wondimu A, Worku G, Medhin G, Ameni G, Gumi B. Molecular typing and drug sensitivity profiles of M. Tuberculosis isolated from refugees residing in Ethiopia. J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis. 2023 Apr 15;31:100371. doi: 10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100371.
- Worku G, Gumi B, Mohammedbirhan B, Girma M, Sileshi H, Hailu M, Wondimu A, Ashagre W, Tschopp R, Carruth L and Ameni G (2022) Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in the Somali region, Eastern Ethiopia. Front. Med. 9:960590. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.960590
- Worku G, Gumi B, Girma M, Mohammedbirhan B, Diriba G, Seid G, Getu M, Amare M, Sinshaw W, Ashagre W, Tschopp R, Carruth L and Ameni G (2022) Drug sensitivity of clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its association with bacterial genotype in the Somali region, Eastern Ethiopia. Front. Public Health 10:942618. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.942618
- Bizuneh, H., Getnet, F., Meressa, B and Worku G. Factors associated with diarrheal morbidity among under-five children in Jigjiga town, Somali Regional State, eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pediatr 17, 182 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-017-0934-5
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