With funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, we have established the African Consortium in Modelling for Effective Vector Control (ACoMVeC) comprising of a number of research institutions. With objective to support malaria mathematical modelling capacity-building efforts across sub-Saharan Africa with a specific focus on vector control to help maximize its impact and reduce…
Background Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne zoonosis endemic in Africa. With little known of the burden or epidemiology of RVF virus (RVFV) in Cameroon, this study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of RVFV in domestic ruminants of various origins in two markets of Yaoundé, Cameroon. Principal findings The origin of animals randomly…
Trainees of a course organised by the Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases, CRID, in Yaounde have pledged to use the knowledge and expertise gained to contribute towards stepping up the fight against malaria. They made the pledge Friday, August 19 at the CRID centre in Odza, Yaounde during a certificate award ceremony at the…