Assessing the entomological risk of emergence of massive dengue,zika and chikungunya outbreaks and preparing to better control of Aedes vectors in Central Africa

Projects

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…

Recruitment of a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant in Vector-parasites interactions

Vacancies

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…

CRID-PIIVEC: 6 operational research projects selected

News

Each of them will benefit from a one year financial support of around 8 to 9 million Fcfa. During the morning of January 25, 2021, CRID (Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases) conference room hosted the 4th session of the Consultative Committee on vector borne diseases. The discussion panel was constituted of 11 stakeholders. They…