There is limited information on the current distribution of Aedes spp. mosquitoes in Cameroon. Aedes albopictus was detected in five Southern Cameroon towns in 2000 and a temporal distribution of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus was conducted in 2017 but past surveillance efforts only provide preliminary data and do not adequately characterize Aedes vector distribution…
Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus are the main vectors of arboviruses’ diseases such as dengue, zika and chikungunya. Ae. aegypti is indigenous in Central Africa, whereas Ae. albopictus, originating from Asia, was first reported in the region (Cameroon) in the 2000s. Since then, this mosquito has colonized almost all countries of the region coinciding with…
The CRID seeks to appoint 01 Post-Doctoral Research Assistant to work with Dr Ndo on a Wellcome Trust funded project that aims to investigate impact of metabolic resistance to pyrethroids on the vectorial competence of Anopheles funestus using various approaches such as experimental infections, transcriptomic (RNAseq, Gene Ontology and KEGG Pathways analysis), and functional genomics (RNAi and qRT-PCR). The suitable…