The research projects
Identifying reservoirs and genetic lineages of the Ebola and Marburg viruses
January 1999
The devastating haemorrhagic fevers caused by viruses of the Filoviridae family in Africa have been known for some thirty years. These viruses, harboured by fruit bats and transmitted to humans, have caused deadly epidemics resulting in hundreds of deaths. To develop vaccines and protect the ...
Synergy between insecticide and repellent to combat malaria-carrying mosquitoes
January 2007
With 40% of the world’s population, mainly in the poorest countries, exposed to malaria risk and over 500 million people falling ill with the disease each year, it is still the most worrying tropical parasite disease. Most deaths from malaria occur in sub-Saharan Africa and most of those who die ...
To halt land degradation in sub-Saharan Africa
January 2003
The IRD is closely involved in the Desert Margins Programme, whose aim is to halt land degradation in sub-Saharan Africa and open the way to sustainable farming there. The programme is supported by the United National Environment Programme and the World Environment Fund. More than 120 million ...
