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Dr Francis Zeukeng

Call EDCTP-AREF Preparatory Fellowships (PF)
Programme EDCTP2
Start Date 2020-10-01
End Date 2021-12-31
Project Code TMA2019PF-2693
Status Active

Title

Developing advanced Genomics and Bioinformatics skills and application to uncover route of transmission of Buruli ulcer in Africa.

Objectives

The fellowship primarily aimed to build capacity in advanced Genomics and Bioinformatics with application to Buruli ulcer disease.

Host Organisation

Institution Country
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana Ghana
University of Yaounde 1 Cameroon

Participants

Name Institution Country
Prof. Jude Bigoga The Biotechnology Centre, University of Yaounde 1 Cameroon
Prof. Anthony Ablordey Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Science, University of Ghana Ghana

Study Design

[1] Capacity building in advanced Genomics technologies. [2] Capacity building in advanced Bioinformatics. [3] Population genomics study of M. ulcerans isolates from Buruli ulcer endemic areas in Cameroon. [4] Deepen research partnerships and develop new networking.

Phd Study

Title University Start Date End Date
Ph.D in Biochemistry [thesis in Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases] University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon 2013-02-04 2018-12-10

Publications

Zeukeng F, Anthony A, Kakou-Ngazoa ES, Ghogomu MS, Coulibaly ND, Ngo-Nsonga MT, Mbacham FW, Bigoga DJ, Djouaka R. Community-based geographical distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans VNTR-genotypes from the environment and humans in the Nyong valley, Cameroon. Trop Med Health. 2021, 49:41. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-021-00330-2 .

Current Organisation

The Biotechnology Centre, University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon

Current Job Title

Postdoc Fellow

Memberships

Role Committee/board Start Date End Date
Member International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ISNTD) 2021 2022

Areas Of Specialisation

Tuberculosis (TB) Malaria Neglected Infectious Diseases (NID)

Publications

Domestic animals infected with Mycobacterium ulcerans—Implications for transmission to humans
Authors:
Rousseau Djouaka , author
Joseph M. Vinetz , editor
Francis Zeukeng , author
Jude Daiga Bigoga , author
Solange E. Kakou-Ngazoa , author
Romaric Akoton , author
Genevieve Tchigossou , author
David N’golo Coulibaly , author
Sodjinin Jean-Eudes Tchebe , author
Sylla Aboubacar , author
Clavella Nantcho Nguepdjo , author
Eric Tossou , author
Razack Adeoti , author
Thèrèse Marie Ngo Nsonga , author
Yao Akpo , author
Innocent Djegbe , author
Manuele Tamo , author
Wilfred Fon Mbacham , author
Anthony Ablordey , author
Date:
2018-07-02
Journal:
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006572
Experimental huts trial of the efficacy of pyrethroids/piperonyl butoxide (PBO) net treatments for controlling multi-resistant populations of Anopheles funestus s.s. in Kpomè, Southern Benin
Authors:
Romaric Akoton , author
Genevieve M. Tchigossou , author
Innocent Djègbè , author
Akadiri Yessoufou , author
Michael Seun Atoyebi , author
Eric Tossou , author
Francis Zeukeng , author
Pelagie Boko , author
Helen Irving , author
Razack Adéoti , author
Jacob Riveron , author
Charles S. Wondji , author
Kabirou Moutairou , author
Rousseau Djouaka , author
Date:
2018-06-13
Journal:
Wellcome Open Research
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14589.1
Susceptibility Profiles of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Deltamethrin Reveal a Contrast between the Northern and the Southern Benin
Authors:
Eric Tossou , author
Ghislain Tepa-Yotto , author
Ouorou K. Douro Kpindou , author
Ruth Sandeu , author
Benjamin Datinon , author
Francis Zeukeng , author
Romaric Akoton , author
Généviève M. Tchigossou , author
Innocent Djègbè , author
John Vontas , author
Thibaud Martin , author
Charles Wondji , author
Manuele Tamò , author
Aimé H. Bokonon-Ganta , author
Rousseau Djouaka , author
Date:
2019-05-28
Journal:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16111882
Co-infections of Malaria and Geohelminthiasis in Two Rural Communities of Nkassomo and Vian in the Mfou Health District, Cameroon
Authors:
Zeukeng, F.
Tchinda, V.H.M.
Bigoga, J.D.
Seumen, C.H.T.
Ndzi, E.S.
Abonweh, G.
Makoge, V.
Motsebo, A.
Moyou, R.S.
Date:
2014-01-01
Journal:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003236
EID: 2-s2.0-84920545857
Water source most suitable for rearing a sensitive malaria vector, Anopheles funestus in the laboratory [version 2; referees: 2 approved]
Authors:
Genevieve Tchigossou , author
Romaric Akoton , author
Akadiri Yessoufou , author
Innocent Djegbe , author
Francis Zeukeng , author
Seun M Atoyebi , author
Eric Tossou , author
Kabirou Moutairou , author
Rousseau Djouaka , author
Date:
2018-01-29
Journal:
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.12942.2
Part of ISSN: 2398-502X
Evidences of the Low Implication of Mosquitoes in the Transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the Causative Agent of Buruli Ulcer
Authors:
Rousseau Djouaka , author
Francis Zeukeng , author
Jude Daiga Bigoga , author
David N’golo Coulibaly , author
Genevieve Tchigossou , author
Romaric Akoton , author
Sylla Aboubacar , author
Sodjinin Jean-Eudes Tchebe , author
Clavella Nantcho Nguepdjo , author
Razack Adeoti , author
Innocent Djegbe , author
Manuele Tamo , author
Wilfred Fon Mbacham , author
Solange E. Kakou-Ngazoa , author
Anthony Ablordey , author
Date:
2017-01-01
Journal:
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1155/2017/1324310
Water source most suitable for rearing a sensitive malaria vector, Anopheles funestus in the laboratory [version 1; referees: awaiting peer review]
Authors:
Genevieve Tchigossou , author
Romaric Akoton , author
Akadiri Yessoufou , author
Innocent Djegbe , author
Francis Zeukeng , author
Seun M Atoyebi , author
Eric Tossou , author
Kabirou Moutairou , author
Rousseau Djouaka , author
Date:
2017-11-10
Journal:
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.12942.1
Part of ISSN: 2398-502X
Factors associated to bed net use in cameroon: A retrospective study in mfou health district in the centre region
Authors:
Tchinda, V.H.M.
Socpa, A.
Keundo, A.A.
Zeukeng, F.
Seumen, C.T.
Leke, R.G.F.
Moyou, R.S.
Date:
2012-01-01
Journal:
Pan African Medical Journal
Content:
Identifiers:
EID: 2-s2.0-84871490017
Case Definitions of Clinical Malaria in Children from Three Health Districts in the North Region of Cameroon
Authors:
Raymond N. Tabue , author
Boris A. Njeambosay , author
Francis Zeukeng , author
Livo F. Esemu , author
Barrière A. Y. Fodjo , author
Philomina Nyonglema , author
Parfait Awono-Ambene , author
Josiane Etang , author
Etienne Fondjo , author
Dorothy Achu , author
Rose G. F. Leke , author
Célestin Kouambeng , author
Tessa B. Knox , author
Abraham P. Mnzava , author
Jude D. Bigoga , author
Date:
2019-04-16
Journal:
BioMed Research International
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1155/2019/9709013
First report of the presence of L1014S Knockdown-resistance mutation in Anopheles gambiae s.s and Anopheles coluzzii from Togo, West Africa
Authors:
Innocent Djègbè , author
Romaric Akoton , author
Genevieve M. Tchigossou , author
Koffi Mensah Ahadji-Dabla , author
Seun Michael Atoyebi , author
Razack Adéoti , author
Francis Zeukeng , author
Guillaume Koffivi Ketoh , author
Rousseau Djouaka , author
Date:
2018-03-19
Journal:
Wellcome Open Research
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.13888.1
Community-based geographical distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans VNTR-genotypes from the environment and humans in the Nyong valley, Cameroon
Authors:
Francis Zeukeng , author
Anthony Ablordey , author
Solange E. Kakou-Ngazoa , author
Stephen Mbigha Ghogomu , author
David N’golo Coulibaly , author
Marie Thérèse Ngo Nsoga , author
Wilfred Fon Mbacham , author
Jude Daiga Bigoga , author
Rousseau Djouaka , author
Date:
2021-12-01
Journal:
Tropical Medicine and Health
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1186/s41182-021-00330-2
Factors associated to bed net use in Cameroon: a retrospective study in Mfou health district in the Centre Region.
Authors:
Tchinda, V.H.
Socpa, A.
Keundo, A.A.
Zeukeng, F.
Seumen, C.T.
Leke, R.G.
Moyou, R.S.
Date:
2012-01-01
Journal:
The Pan African medical journal
Content:
Identifiers:
EID: 2-s2.0-84874724634
The Effects of HIV Infection on the Immune Response to Malaria Among Pregnant Women in Kumba, Southwest Cameroon: Protocol for a Cross-sectional Study
Authors:
Bekindaka Ngemani Obase , author
Zeukeng Francis , author
Esemu Livo Forgu , author
Awanakam Honore , author
Jude Daiga Bigoga , author
Dickson S Nsagha , author
Date:
2023-01-24
Journal:
JMIR Research Protocols
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.2196/38213

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