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Debasu Damtie

Medicine · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2013
Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyHepatitis B Virus StudiesParasitic Infections and DiagnosticsToxoplasma gondii Research StudiesAnimal Virus Infections Studies

Publications

35

Citations

843

Est. group size

~8

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

12

Publishing since 2013

Research summary
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Debasu Damtie studies infectious diseases in Ethiopia, with a focus on viral, bacterial, and parasitic infections such as rotavirus, pertussis, tuberculosis, hepatitis B, HIV-related co-infections, and Toxoplasma gondii. Much of the work involves community and hospital-based surveys measuring how common these infections are, their genetic diversity, and factors like immune-related gene variations that may affect susceptibility. This research is largely public-health oriented, aiming to characterize disease burden and risk factors in specific regional populations.

Infectious disease epidemiology in EthiopiaRotavirus and viral gastroenteritis surveillanceHost genetic susceptibility to infections (e.g., TB, TNF/IFN gene polymorphisms)Zoonotic and parasitic infections (Toxoplasma gondii, coronaviruses)HIV and co-infection studies (HBV, HCV, syphilis, intestinal parasites)

Publication output rose notably around 2020-2021 and has since continued at a more moderate, fluctuating pace through 2024.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 2 publications18192020: 7 publications202021: 10 publications10212022: 2 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 5 publications242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • PLoS ONE×3
  • Research Square×3
  • Infection and Drug Resistance×2
  • Viruses×2
  • BMC Infectious Diseases×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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