Epidemiologist at CIRAD, Kenya
Dr Barreaux is an epidemiologist and mathematical modeler at CIRAD (Centre de coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement) in the INTERTRYP unit since 2022 and based in Nairobi, Kenya since 2023 as a visiting scientist at ICIPE. He aims to reduce vector-borne diseases transmission by integrating experimental, field and theoretical approaches to improve disease models and the implementation of vector and disease control. He obtained a PhD at the University of Neuchatel, Switzerland, on the eco-immunology of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. He previously served as Postdoctoral Scientist (2016-2019) on malaria control at Penn State University, US, and as Senior Research Associate (2019-2021) at the University of Bristol, UK, on modelling of tsetse evolution, trypanosomiasis and COVID-19. He is the coordinator of IMPACTING and co-leader of WP1 on modelling.
Summary of IMPACTING Impacting aims to improve the surveillance and control of vector-borne diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. To achieve this, it identifies the factors—particularly those linked to global changes—that define vector risk, it enhances and develops surveillance and control tools, and it closely involves communities and policymakers in shaping strategies. Targeted vectors and associated diseases include mosquitoes (malaria, dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever), tsetse flies (HAT: human African trypanosomiasis), blackflies (onchocerciasis), and ticks (Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever). Click here to know more. |