Hundera Asefa Deressa PhD

Asefa Deressa is a lead researcher at the Ethiopian Public Health Institute, focused on priority zoonotic diseases epidemiological research filling knowledge gaps in zoonoses/ Veterinary Public Health using surveys and continuous surveillance, at national and regional scale. He contributed in dog mediated human rabies elimination research activities underway in Ethiopia. He has conducted molecular epidemiology of the rabies virus circulating in Ethiopia where canine rabies is identified as the predominant reservoir compatible with African genetic lineages and reported mainly as a responsible vector for wild and domestic animals incidence and transmission. Asefa Deressa, Ph.D Completed his PhD in Veterinary Public Health (VPH) in 2017 from CVMA/ AAU/. He has authored and co-authored over 60 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals including EJV and chapter in a book. Over 20 years’ experience of in research, planning and administration in Human/Veterinary Public Health; Contributed in the development of various working documents and strategies for prevention and control of priority zoonotic infections.