| Dr | Leili | Abkar | University of British Columbia | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Canada | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Berge | Tsanou | University of Dschang | others | Cameroon | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | ABBOUBAKAR | Hamadjam | University Institute of Technology/The University of Ngaoundéré | others | Cameroon | Best Research Award |
| Dr | Chelea | Matchawe | Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Cameroon | Best Research Award |
| Dr | David Jaures | Fotsa-Mbogne | The University of Ngaoundere | Epidemiology of Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases | Cameroon | Young Scientist Award |
| Mr | Michel Carlos | Tommo Tchouaket | CIRCB | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Cameroon | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Halidou | Tinto | IRSS-Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro | Malaria | Burkina Faso | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Roch | DABIRE | Institut de Recherche en Science de la Santé | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Burkina Faso | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Delano | DIas Schleder | Instituto Federal Catarinense, Araquari campus | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Brazil | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | LUCIANO | GOMES | Federal University of Mato Grosso | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | Brazil | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Selwyn | Headley | Universidade Estadual de Londrina | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Brazil | Best Research Award |
| Prof Dr | Margarete | Teresa Gottardo de Almeida | Medical School of São José do Rio Preto - FAMERP | Microbial Pathogenesis and Virulence | Brazil | Best Research Award |
| Mrs | Amanda | Pereira | São Paulo State University | Sepsis, Septicaemia | Brazil | Best Research Award |
| Ms | Mariana | Ferreira | Federal University of Bahia | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | Brazil | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Fabio | Formiga | FIOCRUZ/UPE | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Brazil | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Washington | Silva | Universidade Federal da Paraíba | Epidemiology of Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases | Brazil | Best Research Award |
| Mr | Marco | Gontijo | Universidade Estadual de Campinas | Antimicrobials, Antibiotics, Antibacterials | Brazil | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | José | Senna | Instituto de Tecnologia em Imunobiologicos BioManguinhos FIOCRUZ | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | Brazil | Best Research Award |
| Dr | Rodrigo | Cé | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul | Antimicrobials, Antibiotics, Antibacterials | Brazil | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Daniele | Castro | Instituto Oswaldo Cruz | Immunology of Infections | Brazil | Best Researcher Award |