Thesis Defense of Eugénie Magang on Friday, March 15th, 2024, at IRD Agropolis Montpellier
Eugénie Magang successfully defended her thesis entitled : "Les réservoirs cachés de trypanosomes chez les hôtes vertébrés : implications dans l’interruption de la transmission des trypanosomes dans les foyers de la maladie du sommeil de Campo et Bipindi au Cameroun". This study highlighted the presence of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, a pathogenic parasite for humans, in various animal taxa, as well as dermal trypanosomes in both humans and animals. A significant decrease in trypanosome infection rates was observed two years after the LAV (2020-2022). The results of this study suggest the need to consider not only animal and dermal reservoirs but also to continue integrating vector control into the development of strategies aimed at interrupting trypanosome transmission.
This work, conducted by Eugénie Magang, was supervised by Jean-Mathieu Bart (IRD), Gustave Simo (Univ Dschang, Cameroon), and Victor Kuete (Univ Dschang, Cameroon), and was supported by IRD through an ARTS scholarship, with partners including PNLTHA Cameroon, CRID, and Institut Pasteur.
The jury was composed of:
| Celine NKENFOU, Professor, University of Yaoundé 1, Cameroon Florence FOURNET, HDR, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, France Armelle MBAVENG TSAFACK, Associate Professor, University of Dschang, Cameroon Brice ROTUREAU, HDR, Institut Pasteur Paris, France Sophie THEVENON, HDR, CIRAD, Montpellier, France Victor KUETE, Professor, University of Dschang, Cameroon Gustave SIMO, HDR, Professor, University of Dschang, Cameroon Jean-Mathieu BART, HDR, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, France | Rapporteur Rapporteur Examiner Examiner Examiner Thesis Supervisor Thesis Supervisor Thesis Supervisor |
Published: 19/03/2024