Field collection during the training course program on Anopheles stephensi surveillance at the health district level in Cameroon
The goal of this project is to use population genomic methods/tools to evaluate the history and spread of the Anopheles stephensi population in non-endemic countries of Central Africa and Nigeria (where this species was reported in 2020), with intention to establish how Anopheles stephensi has adapted to Nigeria nationwide and/or spread to neighbouring Cameroon or whether there have been novel independent invasion events in the region, followed by modelling of their progress in this area.
This project also aims to develop innovative vector control tools targeting urban invasive Anopheles stephensi populations in this region. The results will inform stakeholders on the type of interventions to implement and where such interventions should be directed to reduce the potential public health threat posed by Anopheles stephensi.
POTAGAS is funded by the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC), for $500,364.00. Launched in February 2024, the project is expected to end in 2028. The team at CRID working on the project includes: Pr. Charles Wondji, Principal investigator; Dr Sulaiman Ibrahim, Dr Basile Kamgang and Dr Magellan Tchouakui as Co-Principal Investigators in charge of the Strategic management of the project
