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News | 2022.03.23
Admixture, an adaptation mechanism for populations exposed to pathogens
In a new study, scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS demonstrate that admixture, a pervasive phenomenon in recent millennia, has enabled human populations to exchange beneficial genetic mutations among themselves, thereby facilitating their adaptation, especially when confronted with infectious diseases.
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Document de presse | 2007.03.19
Researchers sound the alarm:
Could multidrug resistance become widespread among strains of the plague bacillus? The study of a fragment of mobile DNA conferring to Yersinia pestis resistance against numerous antibiotics has shown that similar elements are present in bacteria found in food products in recent years in the United States, raising fears among researchers from the Institut Pasteur and The Institute for Genomic...
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News | 2016.02.14
Birdy: assessing the impact of resistant bacterial infections in young children
The research program BIRDY is focused on bacterial infections, including resistant, in small children. On the occasion of the publication in The Lancet of a correspondence calling for accelerated efforts in research and public health in the fight against neonatal bacterial infection and antibiotic resistance in low-income countries, Dr. Awa Ndir, epidemiologist at the ...
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Article | 2017.10.13
Afribiota project: Childhood malnutrition
Malnutrition is a leading cause of child morbidity and mortality in low-income countries. The state of malnutrition is maintained by a chronic inflammation of the intestine observed in a large proportion of children living in unsanitary conditions. This syndrome called pediatric environmental enteropathy has so far been poorly studied. The Afribiota project aims to better characterize this...
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Article | 2018.01.30
Perilic project: Studying the protection of pertussis vaccination
A unique study on whooping cough (pertussis), in three regions of the world, estimates the duration of protection from the various vaccinations against pertussis.
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News | 2021.07.19
AFROSCREEN, boosting variant surveillance in 13 African countries
The Agence française de développement (AFD) and ANRS | Maladies infectieuses émergentes, in partnership with the Institut Pasteur, IRD, and laboratories across 13 African countries, are launching the joint AFROSCREEN project. This project meets an urgent need for surveillance of the development of SARS-CoV-2 variants and other emerging pathogens by bolstering laboratory genomic sequencing...
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Document de presse | 2021.12.01
Virus related to SARS-CoV-2 found in bats in Cambodia
What are the origins of SARS-CoV-2? This is the world’s most pressing scientific puzzle. Its pieces scattered throughout the world are currently being sought out by scientists. Their goal: to track down the culprit for the largest health crisis to hit the globe in the past century. Scientists at the Institut Pasteur in Paris and the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge have identified a coronavirus in...
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News | 2016.12.16
Remise des diplômes de l’Ecole Pasteur-Cnam, promo 2015-2016
Le 9 décembre 2016, l’Institut Pasteur a remis ses diplômes à la promotion John Snow (du nom du célèbre épidémiologiste britannique). Après 14 mois de cursus, les étudiants du Mastère spécialisé de santé publique, qu’ils soient médecins, pharmaciens, vétérinaires, ingénieurs ou managers, ont pu lancer leur Graduation Hat, dans la Salle des actes du musée Pasteur. L’occasion pour...
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News | 2019.08.28
The 2018 Institut Pasteur Annual Report is available
The year 2018 has been exceptional in several ways. It was marked by the celebration of the 130th anniversary of the Institut Pasteur and the arrival of a new President. The adoption of its 2019-2023 Strategic Plan offers a new ambition for the institute, and recalls that human health is at the heart of its mission. "The Institut Pasteur in 2018" video. Copyright: Institut Pasteur / La...
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Fiche maladie | 2015.10.06
Leprosy
Leprosy is a chronic bacterial condition and a neglected tropical disease. Although effective treatment exists, thousands of new cases are recorded every year. Leprosy remains a major public health issue for several countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.