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Fiche maladie | 2015.10.06
West Nile
West Nile virus is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. It causes sudden fever, sometimes associated with neurological complications that can be severe in many animal species. Since it was first identified in East Africa, the virus has been observed on every continent. It is currently endemic in the Mediterranean Basin, Central Europe and North America, where it is responsible for fatal human...
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News | 2018.04.09
Avian flu: Cambodian markets under heavy surveillance
Celebrated every year in mid-April, Bon Chaul Chhnam, the Khmer New Year, is one of the most important festivals in Cambodia. For the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge Virology Unit, it is also a time of intense mobilization. Supported by the Cambodian National Animal Health and Production Research Insititute, the researchers pay frequent visits to the live poultry markets to monitor the circulation...
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News | 2020.10.13
Hepatitis B: new guidelines for treating HBV-positive pregnant women
Hepatitis B is a viral infection that can be fatal. Most chronic forms are caused by mother-to-child transmission. To avoid this transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) decided to add new recommendations to its existing guidelines. Yusuke Shimakawa, an expert at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, was given the task of producing two systematic reviews to help determine the nature of the new...
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News | 2022.11.14
Monkeypox: a detailed profile of the disease
Physicians and scientists from the Institut Pasteur, the Pasteur Network and ANRS | Emerging Infectious Diseases have conducted a review of the medical and scientific literature about monkeypox. The review, which paints a complete picture of the disease, was published in the New England Journal of Medicine on October 26, 2022. What are the signs of this disease? Where does it come from? How is it...
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News | 2023.06.16
International: scientific partnerships and collaborations strengthened in 2022
The Institut Pasteur has been conducting its missions internationally since its creation in 1887. A policy of openness informs the Institut Pasteur’s strategic partnerships and scientific cooperation throughout the world, putting scientific excellence at the service of the health of populations. Also, as a cofounder of the Pasteur Network, the Institut Pasteur plays a key role in the co-...
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News | 2022.12.27
Bicentenary of Louis Pasteur's birth: looking back on a year of commemorations
Two hundred years ago, on December 27, 1822, Louis Pasteur was born in the town of Dole, in the Jura region of France. The year 2022 was an opportunity to celebrate Louis Pasteur's scientific and cultural legacy and to give people a chance to discover – or rediscover – his life and work.
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Document de presse | 2017.10.12
Five Institut Pasteur scientists receive 2017 L'Oréal-UNESCO "For Women in Science" Fellowships
On October 11, 2017, five young scientists at the Institut Pasteur received 2017 L'Oréal-UNESCO "For Women in Science" Fellowships. Through their research, the three postdoctoral fellows and two PhD students are helping to advance scientific knowledge in the fields of child malnutrition, the immune system, vaccination, emerging diseases and psychotic disorders. These fellowships, awarded to...
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Article | 2020.03.27
Coronavirus (Covid-19) research projects
VACCINE CANDIDATES1. Development of an animal model and accelerated development of a DNA vaccine candidate(SCARD SARS-CoV-2 project)Aims:To develop a mouse model of SARS-CoV-2 infection.This will not only enable us to evaluate the efficacy of the vaccine; it will also facilitate in vivo research on SARS-CoV-2. To evaluate the immunogenicity (ability to induce a specific immune reaction) and...