<p><strong>Relative burden of neglected tropical diseases among school-age children in rural and urban slum settings in Eastern Ethiopia</strong></p><p>Getachew Mekonnen1, Fitsum Weldegebreal1,2, Assefa Desalew 3,4, Temam Raru5, Ukash Umer 1, Kedir Urgesa 1</p><p><strong>Author Affiliations</strong></p><p>1 School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, P.O. Box 235, Harar, Ethiopia</p><p>2 Laboratory Bacteriology Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, Ghent, Belgium</p><p>3 Department of Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia</p><p>4 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden University, ZA Leiden, the Netherlands</p><p>5 School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, P.O. Box 235, Harar, Ethiopia</p><p><strong>Corresponding Authors: </strong><a href="mailto:gechmicro@gmail.com,"><strong>gechmicro@gmail.com,</strong></a></p><p><strong>Mobile: +</strong><strong style="text-decoration: underline;">251946353726</strong></p>