RAFT-Rapid Response Funding (RRF2): Mitigating the threat of the invasive malaria vector Anopheles stephensi in Cameroon through entomological and molecular surveillance

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This project is funded by the Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) under the RAFT consortium directed by Professors Sian Clark and Joe Lines, for £60,000. Launched in January 2024, the project is set to end in July 2025. The Resilience Against Future Threats through Vector Control (RAFT) -RRF2 project aims to: Conduct entomological surveillance and…

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,…