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

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

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,…