Publications

Abebe S, Melaku H, Kidanu A.G, Tschopp R. Pastoralism and resulting challenges for national parks in Afar, Ethiopia. Ecohealth. 2024(in press). DOI: 10.1007/s10393-024-01687-6

Baum E, Abdi S, Hattendorf J, van Eeuwijk P, Tschopp R, Vosseler B, Zinsstag J, Probst-Hensch N. Burden of chronic pain among adult pastoralists in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional household survey. Pain. 2024(in press). DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003282

König R.S, Paris D.H, Sollberger M, Tschopp R. Identifying the mental health burden in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) patients in Switzerland: a pilot study. Heliyon. 2024;10(5):e27031. DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27031

Muhummed A.M, Alemu A, Maidane Y.O, Tschopp R, Hattendorf J, Vonaesch P, Zinsstag J, Cissé G. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of rural communities regarding antimicrobial resistance and climate change in Adadle district, Somali region, Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study. Antibiotics (Basel). 2024;13(4):292. DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13040292

Oakley R, Hedrich N, Walker A, Dinkita H.M, Tschopp R, Abongomera C, Paris D.H. Status of zoonotic disease research in refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced people, globally: a scoping review of forty clinically important zoonotic pathogens. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2024;18(5):e0012164. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012164

Oakley R.B, Gemechu G, Gebregiorgis A, Alemu A, Zinsstag J, Paris D.H, Tschopp R. Seroprevalence and risk factors for Q fever and Rift Valley fever in pastoralists and their livestock in Afar, Ethiopia: a One Health approach. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2024;18(8):e0012392. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012392

Tschopp R, Kidanu A.G. Knowledge-attitude and practice of Anthrax and brucellosis: implications for zoonotic disease surveillance and control in pastoral communities of Afar and Somali region, Ethiopia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2024;18(4):e0012067. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012067

Yared S, Abera T, Ali S.M, Muhummed A.M, Ibrahim M, Hassan A, Hattendorf J, Zinsstag J, Tschopp R. A community based seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Somali Region, eastern Ethiopia. Immun Inflamm Dis. 2024;12:e1148. DOI: 10.1002/iid3.1148

Zepro N.B, Medhanyie A.A, Probst-Hensch N, Chernet A, Tschopp R, Abongomera C, Paris D.H, Merten S. Navigating challenges: a socioecological analysis of sexual and reproductive health barriers among Eritrean refugee women in Ethiopia, using a key informant approach. BMJ Open. 2024;14(4):e080654. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080654

Abdikadir M.I, Tschopp R, Ali S.M, Zinsstag J, Pelikan K. Efficiency in transdisciplinary cooperation: the example of the Jigjiga One Health Initiative. trans-kom. 2023;16(1):58-73

Baum E, Abdi S, Probst-Hensch N, Zinsstag J, Vosseler B, Tschopp R, van Eeuwijk P. "I could not bear it": perceptions of chronic pain among Somali pastoralists in Ethiopia: a qualitative study. PLoS One. 2023;18(11):e0293137. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293137

Baum E, Abdi S, van Eeuwijk P, Probst-Hensch N, Zinsstag J, Tschopp R, Vosseler B. "It is difficult for us to treat their pain": health professionals' perceptions of Somali pastoralists in the context of pain management: a conceptual model. Med Humanit. 2023;49(4):700-712. DOI: 10.1136/medhum-2022-012570

Lanker K.C, Muhummed A.M, Cissé G, Zinsstag J, Hattendorf J, Yusuf R.B, Hassen S.B, Tschopp R, Vonäsch P. Prevalence and associated risk factors of intestinal parasitic infections among children in pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities in the Adadle woreda of the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2023;17(7):e0011448. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011448

Osman Y, Zinsstag J, Abtidon R, Hattendorf J, Crump L, Wali H, Mo’alin A, Muhummed A, Tschopp R. Operationalizing a community-based One Health surveillance and response in Adadle district of Ethiopia. CABI One Health. 2023(14):1-13. DOI: 10.1079/cabionehealth.2023.0014

Samson A.J, Wondimagegn P, Tschopp R. Diabetes prevalence and associated factors in the adult population aged 25–64 in the Humbo districts of Woliata Zone. Int J Diabetes Endocrinol. 2023;8(1):21-27. DOI: 10.11648/j.ijde.20230801.15

Tschopp R, König R.S, Rejmer P, Paris D.H. Health system support among patients with ME/CFS in Switzerland. J Taibah Univ Med Sci. 2023;18(4):876-885. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2022.12.019

Tschopp R, König R.S, Rejmer P, Paris D.H. Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS): a preliminary survey among patients in Switzerland. Heliyon. 2023;9(5):e15595. DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15595

Yersin S, Garneau J.R, Schneeberger P.H.H, Osman K.A, Cercamondi C.I, Muhummed A.M, Tschopp R, Zinsstag J, Vonäsch P. Gut microbiomes of agropastoral children from the Adadle region of Ethiopia reflect their unique dietary habits. Sci Rep. 2023;13:21342. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47748-8

Zinsstag J, Pelikan K, Berger-González M, Kaiser-Grolimund A, Crump L, Mauti S, Heitz-Tokpa K, Bonfoh B, Ali S.M, Abtidon R, Tschopp R. Value-added transdisciplinary One Health research and problem solving. In: Lawrence R.J, ed. Handbook of transdisciplinarity: global perspectives, 333-350. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2023. DOI: 10.4337/9781802207835

Zinsstag J, Ruiz De Castañeda R, Comte E, Tschopp R, Bonfoh B, Nkwescheu A.S, Wanda F, Bolon I. Evolution et impact de l’approche une seule santé (One Health) en Suisse et dans le monde. Rev Med Suisse. 2023;19(836):1407-1411. DOI: 10.53738/REVMED.2023.19.836.1407

Almaw G, Mihret A, Abebe T, Ameni G, Gumi B, Olani A, Tamiru M, Koran T, Aliy A, Sombo M, Ayalew S, Yesuf A, Taye H, Wood J.L.N, Berg S, The ETHICOBOTS consortium. Spoligotype analysis of Mycobacterium bovis isolates from cattle and assessment of zoonotic TB transmission among individuals working in bovine TB-infected dairy farms in Ethiopia. Zoonoses Public Health. 2022;69(6):663-672. DOI: 10.1111/zph.12955

Ashagre W, Atnafu A, Wassie L, Tschopp R, Fentahun D, Assefa G, Wegayehu T, Wondale B, Mulu A, Miheret A, Bobosha K. Evaluation of the diagnostic performance of PanbioTM Abbott SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test for the detection of COVID-19 from suspects attending ALERT center. PLoS One. 2022;17(11):e0277779. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277779

Deneke T.T, Bekele A, Moore H.L, Mamo T, Almaw G, Mekonnen G.A, Mihret A, Tschopp R, Yeheyis L, Hodge C, Wood J.L.N, Berg S, ETHICOBOTS Consortium. Milk and meat consumption patterns and the potential risk of zoonotic disease transmission among urban and peri-urban dairy farmers in Ethiopia. BMC Public Health. 2022;22:222. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12665-4

Fujita A.W, Werner K, Jacob J.T, Tschopp R, Mamo G, Mihret A, Abdissa A, Kempker R, Rebolledo P.A. Antimicrobial resistance through the lens of One Health in Ethiopia: a review of the literature among humans, animals, and the environment. Int J Infect Dis. 2022;119:120-129. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.03.041

Gelanew T, Seyoum B, Mulu A, Mihret A, Abebe M, Wassie L, Gelaw B, Sorsa A, Merid Y, Muchie Y, Teklemariam Z, Tesfaye B, Osman M, Jebessa G, Atinafu A, Hailu T, Habte A, Kenea D, Gadisa A, Admasu D, Tesfaye E, Bates T.A, Bulcha J.T, Tschopp R, Tsehay D, Mullholand K, Howe R, Genetu A, Tafesse F.G, Abdissa A. High seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among Ethiopian healthcare workers. BMC Infect Dis. 2022;22:261. DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07247-z

Ibrahim M, Muhummed A, Melaku H, Mohammed S, Zinsstag J, Tschopp R. Perception of Somali pastoralists in Adadle woreda, Eastern Ethiopia, towards wildlife at the human-animal interface, conservation and wildlife population change. Afr J Ecol. 2022;60(4):1210-1217. DOI: 10.1111/aje.13050

Pelikan K, Abdikadir M.I, Tschopp R, Zinsstag J. Transdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit impliziert Mehrsprachigkeit. Das Beispiel der Jigjiga University One Health Initiative. In: Weber T,Böhm H, eds. Wissenskommunikation unter Bedingungen von Mehrsprachigkeit, 239-256. Berlin: Peter Lang, 2022. DOI: 10.3726/b19457

Tschopp R, Gebregiorgis A, Abdulkadir O, Molla W, Hamid M, Tassachew Y, Andualem H, Osman M, Waqjira M.W, Mohammed A, Negron M, Walke H, Kadzik M, Mamo G. Risk factors for brucellosis and knowledge-attitude practice among pastoralists in Afar and Somali regions of Ethiopia. Prev Vet Med. 2022;199:105557. DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105557

Tschopp R, Zinsstag J, Conlan A, Gemechu G, Wood J, ETHICOBOTS Consortium. Productivity loss and cost of bovine tuberculosis for the dairy livestock sector in Ethiopia. Prev Vet Med. 2022;202:105616. DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2022.105616

Worku G, Gumi B, Girma M, Mohammedbirhan B, Diriba G, Seid G, Getu M, Amare M, Sinshaw W, Ashagre W, Tschopp R, Carruth L, Ameni G. Drug sensitivity of clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its association with bacterial genotype in the Somali region, eastern Ethiopia. Front Public Health. 2022;10:942618. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.942618

Worku G, Gumi B, Mohammedbirhan B, Girma M, Sileshi H, Hailu M, Wondimu A, Ashagre W, Tschopp R, Carruth L, Ameni G. Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in the Somali region, eastern Ethiopia. Front Med (Lausanne). 2022;9:960590. DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.960590

Zinsstag J, Hediger K, Osman Y.M, Abukhattab S, Crump L, Kaiser-Grolimund A, Mauti S, Ahmed A, Hattendorf J, Bonfoh B, Heitz-Tokpa K, Berger-González M, Bucher A, Léchenne M, Tschopp R, Obrist B, Pelikan K. The promotion and development of One Health at Swiss TPH and its greater potential. Diseases. 2022;10(3):65. DOI: 10.3390/diseases10030065

Crump L, Maidane Y, Mauti S, Tschopp R, Ali S.M, Abtidon R, Bourhy H, Keita Z, Doumbia S, Traore A, Bonfoh B, Tetchi M, Tiembré I, Kallo V, Paithankar V, Zinsstag J. From reverse innovation to global innovation in animal health: a review. Heliyon. 2021;7(9):e08044. DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08044

Getnet F, Demissie M, Worku A, Gobena T, Tschopp R, Farah A.M, Seyoum B. Challenges in delivery of tuberculosis services in Ethiopian pastoralist settings: clues for reforming service models and organizational structures. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021;21:627. DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06662-3

Ibrahim M, Schelling E, Zinsstag J, Hattendorf J, Andargie E, Tschopp R. Sero-prevalence of brucellosis, Q-fever and Rift Valley fever in humans and livestock in Somali Region, Ethiopia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021;15(1):e0008100. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008100

Mekonnen G.A, Conlan A.J.K, Berg S, Ayele B.T, Mihret A, Olani A, Asgedom H, ETHICOBOTS Consortium, Wood J.L.N, Ameni G. Dynamics and risk of transmission of bovine tuberculosis in the emerging dairy regions of Ethiopia. Epidemiol Infect. 2021;149:e69. DOI: 10.1017/S0950268821000480

Nyasulu P.S, Weyer J, Tschopp R, Mihret A, Aseffa A, Nuvor S.V, Tamuzi J.L, Nyakarahuka L, Helegbe G.K, Ntinginya N.E, Gebreyesus M.T, Doumbia S, Busse R, Drosten C. Rabies mortality and morbidity associated with animal bites in Africa: a case for integrated rabies disease surveillance, prevention and control: a scoping review. BMJ Open. 2021;11(12):e048551. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048551

Osman Y, Ali S.M, Schelling E, Tschopp R, Hattendorf J, Muhumed A, Zinsstag J. Integrated community based human and animal syndromic surveillance in Adadle district of the Somali region of Ethiopia. One Health. 2021;13:100334. DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2021.100334

Taye H, Alemu K, Mihret A, Ayalew S, Hailu E, Wood J.L.N, Shkedy Z, Berg S, Aseffa A, ETHICOBOTS Consortium. Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages and strain clustering within urban and peri-urban settings in Ethiopia. PLoS One. 2021;16(7):e0253480. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253480

Tschopp R, Conlan A.J.K, Gemechu G, Almaw G, Hattendorf J, Zinsstag J, ETHICOBOTS Consortium, Wood J.L.N. Effect of bovine tuberculosis on selected productivity parameters and trading in dairy cattle kept under intensive husbandry in Central Ethiopia. Front Vet Sci. 2021;8:698768. DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.698768