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Prevention and control of DENGUE in West Africa:  A Study at the University Clinical Research Center Reveals Relevant Indicators using VirCapSeq-VERT

Dengue fever, also known as “tropical flu,” is an infectious disease caused by the virus of the same name, transmitted to humans by Aedes mosquitoes or “tiger mosquitoes,” which develops mainly in urban and peri-urban areas. Now classified as a…

USTTB-ICER-Mali: A farewell ceremony in honor of Fatoumata Bathily,Representative of the National Institutes of Health June 19, 2025

From February 2015 to June 2025, Fatoumata Bathily, Representative of the National Institutes of Health of the United States of America (NIH in Mali), contributed to the advancement of biomedical research in Mali over the past 10 years. VIDEO HERE…

USA-Mali Scientific and Biomedical cooperation: Will Stevens, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for West Africa visited the USTTB laboratories

On a working visit to the Republic of Mali, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for West Africa, Will STEVENS, accompanied by the US Ambassador to Mali, H.E. Rachna KORHONEN, paid a courtesy visit on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, to…

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UCRC/CVD: Trial on safety and immunogenicity of Ebola vaccines yields promising results

Ebola virus disease (EVD), whose incidence decreased considerably at the end of 2015, occurs periodically in various countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Although vaccines exist and have already received WHO prequalification against the Zaire ebolavirus species, several questions remain regarding their…

Fight against malaria vectors: The UCRC distributes long-lasting impregnated mosquito nets as part of the ATSB/IVCC project

The village of Sanankoro Djitoumou hosted on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, the official launch of the distribution operation of long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets (LLINs). This donation is part of the study on the Attractive Targeted Sugar Baits (ATSB), against malaria…