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PUBLICATION: Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Virus exposure among febrile patients, cattle herders, and cattle herds in Cameroon, by Dr Fredy Simo Nemg & al

Fig. 4. Location of cattle markets relative to seropositive sampling sites (human and cattle). (A) Triangles and squares indicate the location of the cattle markets in Foumban and Bangangte respectively. Red points represent cattle herders positive to CCHFV antibodies, while (B) illustrates a cattle market scene, demonstrating the density and proximity of herders and cattle…

ACADEMIC RESEARCH: Yvan Fotso Toguem defends his PhD thesis

This was on the 9th December 2024, at the Faculty of Science of the University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon.  Yvan Fotso with his supervisors His study entitled “Identification of molecular markers of metabolic resistance to pyrethroids in malaria vectors in Yaoundé, Cameroon” earned him the highest distinction. The main aim of this research study was…

Grant: CRID awarded $5.5m from Gates Foundation to set up a vector genomics hub

This project named Africa Centre for Vector Genomic (AVecGen) will be implemented in collaboration with LSTM and MalariaGen. It aims to support CRID in building whole genome sequencing and analysis capacity for disease vectors in Cameroon, a premiere in sub-saharan Africa. The AvecGen project is a 36-month initiative aimed at establishing state-of-the-art genomics and bioinformatics…