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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
YIF Directors meet Cameroon Deputy High Commissioner
November 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Cameroon Deputy High Commissioner, Mr Denis Nyuydzewira, joined YIF Directors, Terry Wiles, Graham Matthews and Hans Dobson for a lunchtime … [Read more...]
YIF Meeting of the Board of Trustees at Imperial College London
May 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Dr Pierre Baleguel visited England 11 - 15 May 2011 for a Trustees Board Meeting with the other Directors of YIF, Professor Graham Matthews, Terry … [Read more...]
Update on blackfly control on the the Sanaga River
March 3, 2011 By 1 Comment
Many of the people who lived near the Sanaga River have moved out of the area due to the severity of the biting by blackflies (Simulium spp.). Those … [Read more...]
New book on Integrated Vector Management in press
March 2, 2011 By 1 Comment
The most recent book by Professor Graham Matthews - YIF Technical Director - is entitled 'Integrated Vector Management' and is due to be published by … [Read more...]
Sanaga River blackfly control project continues
December 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Yaounde Initiative Foundation (YIF) is carrying out blackfly control on a part of the Sanaga River, funded by AES Sonel, an American/Cameroonian … [Read more...]
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