Journal of Tropical Diseases & Public Health

Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Health Science, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Biography

Kassu Desta is an Associate Professor at the College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. He is associated with the Department of Microbiology and Parasitology.

Publications

• Research   
  Sero Burden of Toxoplasma gondii and Associated Risk Factors among HIV Infected Persons in Armed Forces Referral and Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Fewzia Mohammed*, Mulusew Alemneh Sinishaw, Negash Nurahmed, Shemsu Kedir Juhar and Kassu Desta
  
  Background: Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease, worldwide distribution caused by an obligate intracellular coccidian parasite, known as Toxoplasma gondii. T. gondii can lead to serious diseases in immuno-compromised patients such as HIV/AIDS patients. In most cases, central nervous system involvement can lead to encephalitis, which is one of the most important reasons for death among patients with HIV due to reactivation of tissue cysts that remained latent after the primary infection. This study was conducted to assess the sero burden of Toxoplasma gondii infection and identify associated risk factors among HIV infected individuals in Armed Forces Referral and Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from March to May 2016. After getting an informed .. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2329-891X.20.8.341

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