Tropical Regions
- Filovirus such as: Ebola virus, Marburg virus
- Arenavirus such as: Lassa Fever
- Coronaviruses
- Trematodes
Guinea and Ivory Coast,
Habitats we study
Human and animal life interactions in diverse locations
Guinea
Pristine
Ziama Forest
Fragmented
Past Ebola emergence sites in Forested Guinea province
Intensive Agriculture
Kindia province
Urban
Conakry
Ivory coast
Pristine
Tai Forest
Fragmented
Tai Forest vicinity
Key Pathogens
we explore
Key Hosts and Vectors we work on
For effective and trustworthy results we will be taking environmental and biological samples
Wildlife
- Rodents
- Primates
Bats
- Frugivorous
Domestic animals
- Dogs
- Cats
Humans
- Adults (20-50 years old) Woman 46%
Our work in in West Africa
Sampling
Field and laboratory environmental, terrestrial and aquatic wildlife samples are taken and screened with the aim of characterising the present viruses. Other EU-funded projects (i.e. Ebo-Sursy and BIODIV-AFREID) will also contribute with biological data for Guinea and Ivory Coast respectively.
SIR Model
Data collected on filoviruses in bats will help the development of compartmental epidemiological SIR models. IRD and CERFIG will support CIRAD in the design and interpretation of the model.
Three ABMs
Together with local communities and experts' insights, BCOMING will create three models that involve ABM model that involves a computational representation of critical species (e.g. bats) and humans (e.g. livelihoods, hunting, guano collectors).
Biodiversity information will be integrated and modelled either as food web species interactions or by specifying habitat types linked to land areas.
African Workshops and News
BCOMING and iDE: Building Resilient Systems to Prevent and Manage Zoonotic Disease Outbreaks
Within the frame of BCOMING, iDE (International Development Enterprises) is working hard in examining the socio-economic risk factors that drive zoonotic disease transmission, particularly in biodiversity hotspots, including Cambodia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Guadeloupe. Their work, as explained by iDE, focuses on how human activities—such as hunting, trading, and consuming wildlife—create pathways for pathogens to cross from animals to humans, a process known as "spillover."
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Exploring Biodiversity and Zoonotic Disease Dynamics in Guinea
As part of the BCOMING project in Guinea, CERFIG organised a field mission from 12th to 27th January 2024, for capturing rodents and sampling bats in the Samyankhouré cave, Madina-Oula sub-prefecture.
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Journal of BCOMING's Field Mission in Guinea: Part 3
Our journey to Samyankhouré led us to meet with the Prefect and his staff to finalize mission orders. Accompanied by the Deputy Director General of Agriculture and Livestock for Kindia, we greeted local authorities before settling into our campsite. The authorities expressed gratitude for our conservation efforts in their area.
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Local
contact
Angelique Todd
FFI
Alpha Keita
CERFIG