Scientists from the Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), in collaboration with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), have achieved a major milestone in the fight against malaria. For the first time, researchers have identified a DNA marker linked to metabolic pyrethroid resistance in west and Central African population of Anopheles gambiae, one…
The species, Myxobolus wondjii sp. nov., was identified by a research team led by Prof. Guy Benoît Lekeufack-Folefack from the University of Yaoundé I. The findings are published in the European Journal of Taxonomy. A newly discovered parasite species has been named in honour of Prof. Charles Wondji, Executive Director of the Centre for Research…
From September 23–25, 2025, the CANVeCT Scientific Core Team convened its inaugural consortium workshop in Mbankomo, Cameroon. This milestone event brought together a multidisciplinary group of experts to refine the implementation strategy for the project’s success Participants included epidemiologists, entomologists, social scientists, civil society representatives, and global research partners. The meeting was honoured by the…