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The Centre for Research on Filariasisand other Tropical Diseases
(CRFilMT)
Joseph KAMGNO
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Plan
o History
o Presentation
o Infrastructure
o Main research topicso
o Main achievements
o CANTAM Network
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History
o CRFilMT was created in 2005 with the main objectives to:o ensure the surveillance of post-ivermectin Severe Adverse Events
(SAEs)
o ensure the safe implementation of Community Directed Treatmentwith ivermectin in Loa co-endemic areas following the MEC/TCCguidelines
o conduct research to identify the other risk factors, thepathophysiology, the better management and the prevention ofpost-ivermectin SAEs
o With years, CRFilMT has extended his activities to NTDs ingeneral
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Presentation (1)
CRFilMT Government Bodies
o Administration council
o Scientific committee
o Management board
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Presentation (2)
Staff (20 personnel)o Scientists (Epidemiologists, Parasitologists, Immunologists,
Entomologists)
o General practitioners
o Pharmacist
o Nurses
o Lab Technicians
o Administration team
o Administrator
o Accountants (2)
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Infrastructure (1)
Actual siteo Offices
o Meeting room
o Laboratories
o Insectary
o Molluscarium
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Infrastructure (2)
Future siteo Clinical Research Centre
o Pre-clinical studieso Phase I or II Clinical
Trials (12 beds)o Clinical Laboratoryo Specialized Laboratories
o Molecular Biologyo Virologyo Bacteriologyo Parasitology
o Amphitheatero Meeting room
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Main Research Topics
o Mapping of Filariasis in Cameroon and the Sub region
o Mass treatment Impact studies
o Diagnostic tools evaluation
o Post Ivermectin SAEs
o Pre-clinical tests and Clinical trials
o Experimental studies on the transmission of NTDs (Ongoing)
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Mapping of filariasis and impact studies
o Nationwide Mapping of lymphatic filariasis in Cameroon
o Contribution in onchocerciasis and loiasis mapping inCameroon and in the sub-region
o Lymphatic Filariasis Transmission Assessment Survey inCameroon
o Onchocerciasis post-treatment impact assessments andcollateral impact of CDTI on loiasis
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Diagnostic tools Evaluation
o Evaluation of newly designed RDT for onchocerciasis,lymphatic filariasis and loiasis diagnosiso Ov16 (Onchocerciasis)o Ov16 / Wb 123 Biplex (Onchocerciasis + lymphatic filariasis)o FTS (Lymphatic Filariasis)o Loa Antibody Rapid Test (Loiasis)
o Evaluation and validation of the LoaScope, the tools for Testand Not Treat Strategy
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Severe Adverse Events (SAEs)
o Surveillance of post-ivermectin (IVM) SAEs
o Other risk factors of post IVM SAEs
o Pathophysiology of post IVM SAEs
o Prevention of Post IVM SAEs
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Surveillance of post IVM SAEs and Training
o Since 2000 to date, we have recorded all the SAEs inCameroon
o These SAEs were reported to the Ministry of Public Healthand to Mectizan Donation Program
o Training of personnel in Cameroon and in Africa about thediagnosis and management of post IVM SAEs
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Others risk factors of post IVM SAEs
o Malaria was hypothesized as risk factor of post-IVM SAE, butwe found no relationship between infection by malaria andpost IVM SAE.
o Loa strains was also considered as a potential risk factor ofpost-IVM SAE with the hypothesis that L. loa inducing SAEshad a nocturnal periodicity. A similar periodicity wasobserved between cases of SAEs and controls.
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Prevention of post IVM SAEs
o Five clinical trials with the objective to safely treat Loiasis(Pre-treatment)
o Albendazole
o Low dose ivermectin
o Antimalarial drugs
o Test and Not Treat (TaNT)
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Test and Not Treat (TaNT)
o Systematic test of loa microfilaraemia before the treatmentwith IVM
o Pilot Studies in 02 Health Districts in Cameroon (Okola andSoa)
o More than 55,000 treatments in Loa endemic areaswithout a single post-treatment SAE
o Extension of this strategy in Loa endemic areas in CentralAfrica
o Coordinators of Oncho program of the Sub-Region andDRC will come to Cameroon
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Achievementso More than 100 MD, Master and PhD theses
o ~100 Scientific Publications in peer reviewed Journalso National Recognition
o 2009: Ministry of Health Official Satisfaction Testimony
o International Recognitiono 2015: Islamic Bank of Development Price for Science and
Technology
o Networking
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CANTAM Network
CANTAM is a Network funded by EDCTP
o HIV
o TB
o Malaria
o Since 2017: NTDso Coordination of NTDs’ activities in the Network by CRFilMT
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Some partners
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Acknowledgements
Thank You for your kind Attention