The candidate with the members of the jury
On Tuesday, December 20,2022, Chani Mougoue Julie, defended her master’s dissertation on Public Health and epidemiology with distinction at the Catholic University of Central Africa, Yaoundé-Cameroon, on the topic “study of the dynamics of malaria transmission and susceptibility to insecticides in the malaria vector Anopheles nili in Elende, Centre – Cameroon”.
Results of this work show that there is a high density of anopheles in Elendé with An. funestus being the main malaria vector, and An. nili, the most represented secondary vector in this locality. The resistance profiling of this species highlights a sign of reduce susceptibility to deltamethrin (a chemical compound of the pyrethroid family used as an insecticide and insect repellent due to its neurotoxic properties) leading to reduced efficacy of vector control tools. This could be associated with high malaria transmission shortly.
Mrs Chani used Marcdonald’s theory to evaluate and interpret the entomological parameters to determine the involvement of An. nili in malaria transmission in this area of the country. The evaluation of the malaria morbidity rate showed that Elendé is an area of high malaria endemicity regardless of season, age group, or sex.
At the end of her analysis, the candidate has in perspective to extend this study to other locations and evaluate the molecular basis of the detected resistance in An nili. She recommended to develop control strategies targeting this exophilic species and emphasized that the population should continue using long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) and keep their environment clean
