Why malaria keeps spreading in Cameroon
Unraveling the Drivers of Persistent Malaria Transmission in Cameroon: A Systems Approach (REDIAL)
A team is mapping how and where malaria keeps spreading in Cameroon to help protect local children and families.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of South Florida NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Tampa, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11404823 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would see teams working across Cameroon’s different ecological zones, collecting mosquitoes and testing blood from people with fever to find where infections continue. They will link information about mosquito species, parasite genetics, drug resistance, bed-net use, and local environment to pinpoint transmission hotspots. The project follows communities over time and combines local surveillance, household surveys, and laboratory analyses to build a detailed, place-by-place picture. Findings will be shared with local health programs to guide better-targeted control measures.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are people living in the selected study communities in Cameroon—especially young children and household members with recent fevers—who can provide brief health information and small blood samples.
Not a fit: People living outside the selected Cameroonian communities or in non-endemic areas are unlikely to be eligible or receive direct benefits from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could help target prevention and treatment to the places and people who need it most, reducing infections and child deaths.
How similar studies have performed: Integrated field, entomology, and genomic approaches have helped target interventions in other settings, but applying this broad systems approach across Cameroon’s diverse zones is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
Tampa, United States
- University of South Florida — Tampa, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Cui, Liwang — University of South Florida
- Study coordinator: Cui, Liwang
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.