Getnet Fekadu Profile

1. PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name:                         Getnet Fekadu Demissie

Nationality:                Ethiopian

Sex:                             Male

Place of birth:            Debre Zeit (new name Bishoftu), Ethiopia

Qualification:             Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from Mekelle   University (Issued on July 3, 2010)

MSc in Tropical Veterinary Epidemiology (Specialization)

From Addis Ababa University (Issued on July 5, 2015)

Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education Teaching

From Haramaya University (Issued on July 7, 2016)

Rank:                         Assistant Professor at Haramaya University since September 10, 2015

Position:                     Examination and curriculum development committee, seminar and summer education coordinator of College of Veterinary Medicine, Haramaya University, Ethiopia.

1. LANGUAGE AND COMPUTER SKILLS(Excellent)

Amharic (Native)      : Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing

English                       : Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing

Afan Oromo          :   Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing

Tigrigna                 : Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing

EXCELLENT Computer Skills (Microsoft word, excel, PowerPoint and others…) and very good in statistical analysis using STATA, GIS, R and SPSS.

• EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

1. PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE 

• Currently working at Haramaya University
• September 2010 – July 2013 as a lecture
• July 2015 until now – as an assistant professor
•  Major activities: Teaching, Research and Community services

1. RESEARCH 

• Study on the Epidemiology of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-Cov) among dromedary camels from selected area of Afar and Oromia, Ethiopia, MSC thesis, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2015.
•  MERS corona virus from camels in Africa exhibit region-dependent diversity, PNAS, 2018.
•  Cross Sectional study of Infectious Bursal Disease(IBD)in Chickens in and around Bishoftu, , Ethiopia .Mekelle, DVM Thesis, Mekelle University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ethiopia, 2010.
• Seroprevalence  of Infectious Bursal Disease(IBD)in Chickens managed under backyard production system in Central Oromia , Ethiopia .African Journal of Microbiology Research(AJMR),Vol6(38)pp6736-6741,4 October, 2012.
•  Cross Sectional on the prevalence of Bovine Trypanosomosis in Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia. Livestock Research for Rural Development (LLRD), 24(08), 2012.
•  Bovine Hydatidosis: Prevalence, Public health and its economic significance in and around Harar, Ethiopia. Academic Journal (JVMAH).Vol7 (1).pp18-26.January 2015.
•   Isolation of Pasteurella maltocida and Mannheimia hemolytica from pneumonic calves and their antibiotic susceptibility profile in Harar and Haramaya, Eastern Ethiopia. Global Veternaria.19 (5).627-632.2017.
•  Invitro antihelmenthic activities of ten traditional plants against egg-hatching of small ruminant’s Nematodes in and around Haramaya district, East Hararghe, Ethiopia. Waiting Publication
• Study on prevalence of PPR virus in small ruminants in Maji district, Bench Maji zone, Ethiopia. Waiting Publication
• Supervised senior students for their DVM and MSc thesis on various topics

• Bovine Hydatidosis: Prevalence, Public health and its economic significance in and around Harar, Ethiopia
• Invitro antihelmenthic activities of ten traditional plants against egg-hatching of small ruminant’s Nematodes in and around Haramaya district, East Hararghe, Ethiopia.
• Cross Sectional on the prevalence of Bovine Trypanosomosis in Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia.
• Study on prevalence of PPR virus in small ruminants in Maji district, Bench Maji zone, Ethiopia. Study on Isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of E.coli from clinically suspected chickens from selected dairy farms of Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
• Study on Isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Pasteurella species from selected dairy farms of Haramaya city, East Hararghe, Ethiopia.
• Study on Isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of E.coli from selected dairy farms of Harar city, Harari Region, Ethiopia.
• Study on Major Bacterial causes of Diary Calf Morbidity and Mortality and their antimicrobial susceptibility profile in selected dairy farms of Harar city, Harari Region, Ethiopia.

VII. ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATES

• Certificate of completion on Instructional skill training course, Haramaya University, October 18-October 30, 2010.
•  Certificate of coordination in the integrated rabies vaccination campaign in Haramaya, Harar and Dire Dawa, December 6-9, 2012.
•  Certificate of completion on a course “Environmental health and occupational health” Ohio state University-Ethiopia Partnership in the University of Gondar, June 30-July 4, 2014.
•  Certificate of Participation in the Ovine Pasteurellosis and Black leg Vaccination Campaign, November 24-25, 2016, Haramaya University Ethiopia.
•  Certificate of Participation in the Rabies Vaccination Campaign, May 21, 2016, Haramaya University Ethiopia.
•  Certificate of Participation in Field Rabies Vaccination and Antimicrobial Resistance workshop on the occasion of World Veterinary Day 2017, held on May 13, 2017.

VIII. PROFFESIONAL INTEREST

• Study and research Food safety, Value chain, important Zoonotic diseases especially important viruses of Camel and Poultry that has major impact on public health and economy.
• Study fish ,fish diseases and other aquatic animals ,Precise and smart livestock farming for sustainable development

1. CONTACT ADRESS

Getnet Fekadu DEMISSIE (Dr)

Haramaya University

College of Veterinary Medicine

P.O.box138

Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

E-mail: getnetfekadu03@yahoo.com

Getnet.Fekadu@haramaya.edu.et

Tel, Mob: 251-911-553133

Or: 251-921-845151