Rabies
News
2023.11.15
"We are here to pay tribute to this major figure in Pasteurian research and French medical history [Dr. Jacques Joseph Grancher]," said Institut Pasteur...
News
2023.11.15
Joseph Meister filmed on the 50th anniversary of the first anti-rabies serum cure. He was the first recipient of the vaccine,...
News
2023.07.24
In 1885, Louis Pasteur successfully performed the first rabies vaccination on Joseph Meister, a 9-year-old shepherd from Alsace. A century and a half later,...
Document de presse
2022.12.13
Epidemics, pandemics: a never-ending story? – a look back at the conference held on December 7, 2022
In connection with the bicentenary of Louis Pasteur’s birth, a conference entitled "Epidemics, pandemics: a never-ending story?" was held on Wednesday December...
Document de presse
2022.07.13
Bats are reservoir species for numerous viruses including coronaviruses. Given that they do not appear to be affected by diseases transmitted by these viruses...
Document de presse
2022.06.29
Rabies virus kills over 50,000 people each year. Although current rabies vaccines are effective, they do not offer lifelong protection and booster doses are...
Report
2022.04.06
This year marks the bicentenary of Louis Pasteur's birth. His reputation speaks for itself, with streets and schools named after him in France and across the...
News
2021.12.14
Louis Pasteur was born on December 27, 1822. He was an international figure in scientific and medical research and the founder of the Institut Pasteur (Paris)...
News
2021.11.10
As part of her trip to France for the fourth Paris Peace Forum – which includes three round tables on the challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic –, Kamala...
News
2021.09.30
On rare occasions in mainland France, a bite or scratch by a bat can transmit a virus capable of causing rabies, as was the case for a patient in 2019. Experts...