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Merid Negash Getahun

International Centre of Insect Physiology and EcologyORCID 0000-0001-5902-9236Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ecology· 2 Pathology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Organism:multiple species· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Daniel K. MasigaiD· 2 shared JohnMark O. MakwattaiD· 2 shared E Ngatia· 1 shared Florence Awino OyiekeiD· 1 shared Joel Ltilitan BarguliD· 1 shared Julia W. Muita· 1 shared Nan‐Ji JiangiD· 1 shared Paul Nduati NdegwaiD· 1 shared

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Clove-derived eugenol induces strong avoidance behaviour in the invasive fruit fly, Drosophila suzukii

Steve B. S. Baleba, Victor O. Omondi, Samira A. Mohamed, Merid Negash Getahun, Nan‐Ji Jiang, Souleymane Diallo

This study shows that clove-derived eugenol repels and reduces the fitness of Drosophila suzukii through behavioral and molecular mechanisms.

Journal of Pest Science · Mar 10, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology

Stomoxys flies (Diptera, Muscidae) are competent vectors of multiple livestock hemopathogens

Julia W. Muita, Joel Ltilitan Bargul, JohnMark O. Makwatta, E Ngatia, Simon K. Tawich, Daniel K. Masiga, Merid Negash Getahun

Across nine Kenyan counties, Stomoxys flies fed on 15 vertebrate hosts, carried Anaplasma, Theileria/Babesia and Trypanosoma DNA, and transmitted T. vivax, T. evansi and Theileria mutans to mice.

PLoS Pathogens · May 6, 2025Peer-reviewedPathology✦ In-depth digest

Exploring the dynamic ticks-camel-pathogens interaction

JohnMark O. Makwatta, Paul Nduati Ndegwa, Florence Awino Oyieke, Peter O. Ahuya, Daniel K. Masiga, Merid Negash Getahun

This study investigates tick-host-pathogen interactions, identifying tick species, host preferences, novel tick variants, and host-derived attractants, revealing camels as reservoir hosts and ticks as vectors for pathogens.

mSphere · Oct 29, 2024Peer-reviewedEcology