Capacity Building
sequencing in Africa

AFROSCREEN, a French response program against Covid-19 to strengthen monitoring of the evolution of variants in 13 African countries.

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49

Number of training courses organized since July 2021

14

Number of operational sequencing platforms

9524

Number of sequences shared on GISAID since January 2022

IN THE FEATURES

Publication 18 Dec. 2024 Interview 18 Dec. 2024

New Preprint: Genomic Analysis of Mpox Clade Ib
Event 09 Dec. 2024 Interview 09 Dec. 2024

Sequencing training: strengthening capacities of the Muraz center (Burkina Faso)
Publication 13 Nov. 2024 Interview 13 Nov. 2024

Publication in Cell: “Clade I mpox virus genomic diversity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2018–2024: Predominance of zoonotic transmission”
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The AFROSCREEN network

The AFROSCREEN project structures an African network to strengthen laboratory sequencing capacities, share data and ensure effective monitoring of the circulation of viruses.

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The actions

Laboratory equipment and reagents

Training and support

Sequence data management and sharing

Public health surveillance and epidemiological surveys

The consortium

The AFROSCREEN project, financed by AFD as part of the Santé en Commun initiative, is coordinated by ANRS | Emerging infectious diseases.
It is implemented by a consortium composed of 3 partner research institutions:
ANRS | Emerging infectious diseases, Research Institute for Development (IRD), Institut Pasteur

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