PUBLICATION: Off-grid field-deployable molecular diagnostic platform for malaria surveillance, by Madhavinadha P. Kona, Armel N. Tedjou & al.

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This study presents the development and validation of a portable, cost-effective, field-deployable real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) platform for detecting Plasmodium species. This field-friendly molecular diagnostic tool is called the bCUBE qPCR system. It is an innovative device capable of detecting malaria parasites in both human blood and mosquitoes with high accuracy, even at very…

Malaria Control : ICEMR-EMERGENTS project kicks off

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On April 11th 2025, CRID’s team was at the Saint Joseph Clinic of Nkol-Eton to initiate the practical phase of Project Program 1. The aim of this initial stage is to determine the prevalence of non-falciparum malaria in symptomatic populations in urban areas. In this vein, CRID staff under the supervision of Dr Elanga Emmanuel,…

PUBLICATION: “The effects of urbanization, temperature, and rainfall on Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquito abundance across a broad latitudinal gradient in Central Africa” by Dr Basile Kamgang & al

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  The global increase in urbanization, especially in Africa, will likely alter vector abundance and pathogen transmission. We investigated the effect of urbanization and weather on the abundance of two Aedes species: Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, and their infection status for dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses in six cities spanning a 900 km latitudinal…