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Researcher

Mio Ayana Heda

Publications & Research Data

Awards & Distinctions

16 Results

2026

An artificial intelligence-powered digital pathology platform to support large-scale deworming programs against soil-transmitted helminthiasis and intestinal schistosomiasis in resource-limited settings

Peter K. WardMohammed Aliy MohammedMio Ayana HedaLindsay A. BroadfieldPeter DahlbergDaniel DanaGemechu Tadesse LetaZeleke Mekonnen KurmaneBetty NabatteNarcis Kabatereine et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

2024

A comprehensive evaluation of an artificial intelligence based digital pathology to monitor large-scale deworming programs against soil-transmitted helminths : a study protocol

Peter WardSara RooseMio Ayana HedaLindsay A. BroadfieldPeter DahlbergNarcis KabatereineAdama KaziengaZeleke Mekonnen KurmaneBetty NabatteLieven Stuyver et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

2022

Assessment of environmental contamination with soil-transmitted helminths life stages at school compounds, households and open markets in Jimma Town, Ethiopia

Bamlaku TadegeZeleke MekonnenDaniel DanaBizuwarek SharewEden DerejeEskindir LohaJaco J. VerweijStijn CasaertJohnny VlaminckMio Ayana Heda et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Assessment of the nail contamination with soil-transmitted helminths in schoolchildren in Jimma Town, Ethiopia

Bamlaku TadegeZeleke Mekonnen KurmaneDaniel Dana MedeboAbebaw TirunehBizuwarek SharewEden DerejeEskindir LohaMio Ayana HedaBruno Levecke

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Longitudinal assessment of the exposure to Ascaris lumbricoides through copromicroscopy and serology in school children from Jimma Town, Ethiopia

Daniel Dana MedeboSara RooseJohnny VlaminckMio Ayana HedaZeleke Mekonnen KurmanePeter GeldhofBruno Levecke

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Monitoring the therapeutic efficacy and the emergence of anthelmintic drug resistance in the Ethiopian national deworming program targeting human soil-transmitted helminthiasis

Mio Ayana HedaBruno LeveckeZeleke Mekonen

New insights into the use of serology as diagnostic tool for soil-transmitted helminth infections in humans

Sarah RooseDaniel Dana MedeboGemechu Tadesse LetaMio Ayana HedaZeleke Mekonnen KurmaneJohnny VlaminckPeter GeldhofBruno Levecke

2021

Characterization of the β-tubulin gene family in Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum and its implication for the molecular detection of benzimidazole resistance

Sara RooseRussell W. AvramenkoStephen M. J. PolloJames D. WasmuthShaali AmeMio Ayana HedaMartha BetsonPiet CoolsDaniel Dana MedeboBen P. Jones et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Individual responses to a single oral dose of albendazole indicate reduced efficacy against soil-transmitted helminths in an area with high drug pressure

Martin WalkerPiet CoolsMarco AlbonicoShaali M. AmeMio Ayana HedaD DanaJennifer KeiserLeonardo F. MatosoAntonio MontresorZeleke Mekonnen Kurmane et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

New insights into the use of serology as a diagnostic tool for Ascaris infections in humans

Sara RooseDaniel Dana MedeboGemechu Tadesse LetaMio Ayana HedaJohnny VlaminckZeleke Mekonnen KurmanePeter GeldhofBruno Levecke

2020

First international external quality assessment scheme of nucleic acid amplification tests for the detection of Schistosoma and soil-transmitted helminths, including Strongyloides : a pilot study

Piet CoolsLisette van LieshoutRob KoelewijnDavid AddissSitara S. R. AjjampurMio Ayana HedaRichard S. BradburyJason L. CanteraDaniel Dana MedeboKerstin Fischer et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Identifying thresholds to classify moderate-to-heavy soil-transmitted helminth intensity infections for FECPAK(G2), McMaster, Mini-FLOTAC and qPCR

Bruno LeveckePiet CoolsMarco AlbonicoShaali AmeCecile AngebaultMio Ayana HedaJerzy M. BehnkeJeffrey M. BethonyGiuseppe CringoliDaniel Dana Medebo et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

2019

Comparison of four DNA extraction and three preservation protocols for the molecular detection and quantification of soil-transmitted helminths in stool

Mio Ayana HedaPiet CoolsZeleke MekonnenAbdissa BiruksewDaniel Dana MedeboNour RashwanRoger PrichardJohnny VlaminckJaco J VerweijBruno Levecke

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Diagnostic performance of a single and duplicate Kato-Katz, Mini-FLOTAC, FECPAKG2 and qPCR for the detection and quantification of soil-transmitted helminths in three endemic countries

Piet CoolsJohnny VlaminckMarco AlbonicoShaali AmeMio Ayana HedaBarrios Perez José AntonioGiuseppe CringoliDaniel Dana MedeboJennifer KeiserMaria P Maurelli et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

The clinical sensitivity of standard direct wet mount microscopy for soil-transmitted helminth infections in school children in Jimma, South-West Ethiopia

Daniel Dana MedeboJohnny VlaminckZeleke Mekonnen KurmaneMio Ayana HedaFlorian VogtKristien VerdonckHannock TweyaCollins TimirePeter GeldhofBruno Levecke

Therapeutic efficacy of albendazole against soil-transmitted helminthiasis in children measured by five diagnostic methods

Johnny VlaminckPiet CoolsMarco AlbonicoShaali AmeMio Ayana HedaGiuseppe CringoliDaniel Dana MedeboJennifer KeiserMaria P MaurelliLeonardo F Matoso et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES