Chikungunya
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2025.09.01
Tiger mosquito mission activated!
Rachel Bellonne, a researcher at the Institut Pasteur, is heading into the field with her team to track down one of France's...
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2025.08.27
First gene therapy trial in France to treat childhood deafness
The Audiogene trial aims to correct the deficiency in a gene responsible for congenital...
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2025.07.11
Of the multiple mosquito species encountered globally, some act as vectors transmitting infectious diseases to humans throughout the world. Almost 3,500...
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2025.07.10
Update on chikungunya in mainland France in summer 2025
Several locally acquired cases of chikungunya have been detected in mainland France since the...
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2025.05.20
Why do mosquito bites itch so much?
Jeanne Fenouil, science writer at the Institut Pasteur, explains all about these fearsome little insects.
During...
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2024.07.02
Climate change, globalization and the movement of people and animals are increasing the risk of these so-called "vector-borne" diseases, which are usually...
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2022.03.22
Water is a fundamental resource supporting life and a core component of public health surveillance. Several "aquatic" diseases affect populations in which...
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2023.05.04
The tiger mosquito can now be found in 71 French départements. The General Directorate of Health, which monitors its presence throughout France annually,...
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2023.05.04
As the summer season approaches, the question of the effects of climate on pathogen transmission by mosquitoes inevitably arises. Scientists therefore...
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2023.06.06
The tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, is known to serve as the vector for several viruses that are pathogenic for humans. In mainland France, it was...