Sequencing capacity-building in Africa

AFROSCREEN, a response program against Covid-19 to strengthen surveillance of the evolution of variants in 13 countries in Africa.

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Number of training sessions held since July 2021

8021

Number of screening PCRs performed since January 2022

9253

Number of sequences shared on GISAID since January 2022

News

Webinar 30 Jun. 2023

Webinar: “The Impact of Metagenomics in Epidemic Research and Response

Publication 26 May. 2023

Du syndromique au génomique, le dispositif de surveillance du SARS-CoV-2 à Abidjan : Présentation d’un poster lors du congrès Adelf-Epiter à Lomé

Publication 23 May. 2023

Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 variants in Burkina Faso: Presentation of a poster at the Adelf-Epiter congress in Lomé

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The AFROSCREEN network

The AFROSCREEN project is structuring an African network to strengthen laboratory sequencing capacities, share data and ensure effective monitoring of virus circulation.

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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, funded by AFD, is coordinated by ANRS | Maladies infectieuses émergentes.
It is implemented by a consortium made up of 3 partner research institutions:
ANRS | Maladies infectieuses émergentes, Research Institute for Development (IRD), Institut Pasteur.

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