There is a new addition to the YIF toolbox for vector control - a vehicle mounted cold fogger has been imported from the UK for trials to determine … [Read more...]
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New publication in Parasites and Vectors
May 29, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Using data from the Cameroon blackfly control and monitoring work, along with other field data, a model has been developed by Maria-Gloria Basañez … [Read more...]
New River Blindness publication
October 10, 2017 By Leave a Comment
YIF has published a new paper entitled "River blindness – A neglected disease transmitted by blackflies (Simulium spp.)" by Jane Che et al. It is … [Read more...]
New publication on the impact of distributing insecticide treated mosquito nets
June 30, 2017 By Leave a Comment
YIF assessed the impact of distributing 5,000 insecticide treated bed nets (PermaNets) and has published the results in Outlooks on Pest Management - … [Read more...]
Graham Matthews technical support
June 15, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Professor Graham Matthews visited Cameroon in 2017 on behalf of ACTIS to develop an update on what was being done to alleviate the biting of … [Read more...]
YIF provided technical assistance to COTCO
April 15, 2017 By Leave a Comment
The Chad–Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project is a controversial project to develop the production capacity of oilfields near … [Read more...]
YIF commissioned to assess COTCO mosquito control
December 14, 2014 By Leave a Comment
In November 2014, Professor Graham Matthews visited Cameroon on behalf of the Cameroon Oil Transportation Company (COTCO) to carry out an evaluation … [Read more...]
Keeping the number of blackflies down
October 21, 2013 By 1 Comment
The Yaounde initiative has been continuing to treat parts of the Sanaga River between Edea and Monatele to keep the numbers of blackflies as low as … [Read more...]
CleanFarms Cameroon project completed successfully
September 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
With a final presentation to the Minister of Agriculture, the CropLife International-funded CleanFarms project in Cameroon has been completed with … [Read more...]
Could odours be the solution to blackfly control?
December 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Yaounde Initiative Foundation has been carrying out field research in Cameroon in collaboration with the UK-based Natural Resources Institute … [Read more...]
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