Cameroon Zoonoses Collaboration Development
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Edinburgh
Department Name: The Roslin Institute
Abstract
Cameroon
Publications
Egbe NF
(2016)
Abattoir-based estimates of mycobacterial infections in Cameroon.
in Scientific reports
| Description | The visit provided local preliminary information of the occurrence of influenza in bird populations and the incidence of bovine tuberculosis lesions in cattle going to slaughter. It also established contact with local veterinarians and researchers. The information gathered and contacts made during the visit provided key input into the design of future collaborative work on bovine tuberculosis. |
| Exploitation Route | Establishing links to develop collaborative research projects. |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink |
| Description | Meetings with abattoir butchers and reporting of bTB and liver fluke levels and the importance of removing bTB infected material from the food chain. Contacts made in Cameroon have facilitated establishment of collaborative research partnerships with scientists in that country. The work as raised awareness of the levels of bTB in the cattle population in Cameroon with the Cameroonian Ministry for Livestock and the butchers. The original Wellcome Trust award that followed this travel award has led to further awards look for genetic markers for resistance in these cattle, the impact of coinfections on diagnostic test performance and Cameroon remains an important study site to understand natural bTB transmission and evolution. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2011 |
| Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Healthcare |
| Impact Types | Cultural |
| Description | Roslin GCRF Impact Accelerator Award - A genomic map for bovine tuberculosis susceptibility in Bos indicus breeds |
| Amount | £30,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2017 |
| End | 02/2018 |
| Description | The phylogenetics and epidemiology of tuberculosis in cattle and their herders in Cameroon |
| Amount | £397,509 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | WT094945 |
| Organisation | Wellcome Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2012 |
| End | 03/2015 |
| Description | Cameroon Infectious disease epidemiology links |
| Organisation | Cameroonian Academy of Sciences |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | expertise in infectious diseases epidemiology and study design. We currently have 2 BBSRC GCRF Impact Accelerator Awards active in Cameroon as part of ongoing links and collaborations. |
| Collaborator Contribution | expertise in infectious disease logistics local setting transport accommodation. |
| Impact | Grant on HPAI in North Cameroon - no funded Grant on FMD in Adamawa Region Cameroon - not funded 1 month collection of FMD samples - paper in preparation use of samples from TB project to screen for RVF - 2 papers in preparation |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | The Evolution of Mycobacterium bovis evolution in Africa |
| Organisation | U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | We have made available a collection of Mycobacterium isolates from cattle from across Africa that the BBSRC funded plus one has coordinated. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The USDA have sequenced these isolates using their WGS pipeline. |
| Impact | work is still in progress |
| Start Year | 2016 |