Yadem, Aayire C.
Armstrong, Jillian N.
Sarimollaoglu, Mustafa
Kiki Massa, Civian
Ndifo, Jean-Michel
Menyaev, Yulian A. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5861-3641
Mbe, Anastasie
Richards, Kacey
Wade, Martina
Zeng, Yushun https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5995-4085
Chen, Ruimin
Zhou, Qifa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1527-3020
Meten, Elvis
Ntone, Rodrigue
Tchuedji, Yves Le Grand Napa
Ullah, Safi
Galanzha, Ekaterina I.
Eteki, Lucrèce
Gonsu, Hortense Kamga
Biris, Alexandru
Suen, James Y.
Boum, Yap II
Zharov, Vladimir P.
Parikh, Sunil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9411-5180
Funding for this research was provided by:
Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (R21AI160171)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | Fogarty International Center (D43TW010540)
Downs International Health Student Fellowship
Article History
Received: 16 April 2024
Accepted: 7 October 2024
First Online: 25 October 2024
Competing interests
: V.P.Z., J.Y.S., M.S., Y.A.M., E.I.G., and UAMS have a financial interest in the technology discussed in this publication. V.P.Z. and J.Y.S. both have financial interests in CytoAstra, LLC, which has licensed the technology presented in this research work. These financial interests have been reviewed and approved in accordance with the UAMS competing interest policies. The other authors do not have competing interests to disclose.
: This research is part of a nearly 7-year collaboration between colleagues in Cameroon, the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, and Yale School of Public Health that has focused on developing a noninvasive diagnostic for malaria. The research is relevant locally and for the detection of malaria throughout sub-Saharan Africa and the malaria-endemic world. Our collaboration is founded on principles of global health equity, with local and international researchers participating and exchanging scientific knowledge bidirectionally throughout the research process, including study design, implementation, data ownership, authorship, and presentation at scientific meetings. Roles and responsibilities of all collaborators were discussed prior to the outset of the research. Ethical approval was obtained from the Yale Human Investigations Committee, National DÉthique De La Recherche Pour La Sante Humane in Cameroon and The Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Yaoundé.