CRID at PAMCA CONFERENCE 2023, Ethiopia, Addis-Ababa

From 17th to 22th September 2023, the Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases was massively represented at the 9th PAMCA Conference at Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia. With more than 30 participants including 11 researchers, 17 PhD students, 2 Project managers and communicators. CRID researchers carried out several presentations and activities within which a symposium hosted by the…

Viviane Ongbassomben: Investigation of Plasmodium falciparum pfhrp2 Gene Deletion Frequency and Its Impact on the Reliability of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Malaria.

On Thursday, October 5, 2023, Miss Viviane Ongbassomben, a Master student at CRID, successfully defended her Master’s dissertation with distinction at the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of the University of Yaoundé 1. Her study aimed to investigate the deletion of the pfhrp2 gene in P. falciparum strains circulating in Emana-Benyada, a village located…

ACoMVeC’s Symposium at PAMCA Conference, Ethiopia 2023

At the 9th PAMCA conference, organized in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, ACoMVeC ( ACoMVeC definition)  project organized a symposium on September 18, 2023, with the theme « Why data-based mathematical models matter, and how they can they be used to influence policies, save lives, and ensure long-lasting optimal control of vector-borne diseases ». The primary objectives…