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Document de presse | 2013.05.05
Chikungunya : discovery of a human-specific factor involved in the virus replication
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, Inserm and CNRS, have identified a human-specific factor involved in the replication of Chikungunya virus which accounts for the species specificity of this virus. Chikungunya virus is an emerging virus that in 2005 caused, for the first time, an outbreak in La Réunion island, a French overseas district where more than 30% of the population was infected, and...
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News | 2020.10.22
Coronavirus: Institut Pasteur warns against false information circulating on social media
-ENGLISH VERSION COMING SOON-Mis à jour le 20 mars 2023.En 2020-2021, lorsque la pandémie de Covid-19 était à son pic, de nombreuses informations circulaient dans les médias, sur les réseaux sociaux, les messageries instantanées, etc. Ces messages ont pu parfois contenir des informations erronées ou s’appuyant sur des propos attribués à tort à des chercheurs de l’Institut Pasteur à...
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Document de presse | 2012.03.11
DENFREE: flying towards the efficient control of dengue
Comfortably nested in the salivary glands of mosquitoes, the dengue virus moves around and infects everybody unlucky enough to be bitten. But on the wings of mosquitoes, it can’t possibly go very far and usually stays within a restricted community… unless it “changes vehicle” and travels further away thanks to the infected humans. Starting in January 2012, the Institut...
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Document de presse | 2017.12.11
How Zika virus induces congenital microcephaly
A team of researchers from ZIKAlliance discovers a specific mechanism of the infectionEpidemiological studies show that in utero fetal infection with the Zika virus (ZIKV) may lead to microcephaly, an irreversible congenital malformation of the brain characterized by an incomplete development of the cerebral cortex. However, the mechanism of Zika virus-associated microcephaly remains unclear. An...
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Document de presse | 2022.01.24
Pierre Buffet appointed as Medical Director of the Institut Pasteur
Professor Pierre Buffet has been appointed as Medical Director of the Institut Pasteur. Pierre Buffet took up his post on January 3, 2022 within the Institut Pasteur's Department of Scientific Affairs. Professor Pierre Buffet has been appointed as Medical Director within the Institut Pasteur's Department of Scientific Affairs, led by Senior Executive Scientific Vice-President Christophe d'...
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News | 2017.12.18
Five young researchers from the Institut Pasteur International Network attended the 2017 PhD students' ceremony
Like every year since 2013, the Institut Pasteur organized on December 11th a ceremony in honor of the young graduates who defended their PhD thesis during the 2016-2017 academic year. The 2017 edition honored 34 young Pasteurian scientists, 5 of whom completed their thesis in an institution member of the Institut Pasteur International Network."We are pleased and proud to welcome these young...
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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 | 2026.05.12
Andes virus on the MV Hondius cruise ship: what we know about this rare and potentially fatal hantavirus
Hantaviruses are viruses transmitted mainly by wild rodents, which cause severe syndromes in humans. In the context of the current outbreak involving the Andes virus on board the cruise ship MV Hondius, the Institut Pasteur (Paris) is at the forefront of the response. The National Reference Centre (CNR) for Hantaviruses is based at the Institut Pasteur, which receives samples from people...
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Document de presse | 2025.03.17
Hepatitis B: new rapid diagnostic test to halt mother-to-child transmission
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with Kumamoto University in Japan, have assessed a new rapid diagnostic test to identify pregnant women at elevated risk of transmitting hepatitis B to their babies. This diagnostic tool could help eliminate hepatitis B by preventing mother-to-child transmission during childbirth, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Hepatitis B is...
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Document de presse | 2015.11.04
4th Edition of the Sanofi - Institut Pasteur Awards
Sanofi and the Institut Pasteur have attributed today the Sanofi - Institut Pasteur Awards for the fourth year in a row. Four major researchers with international recognition have been rewarded for their works in two major fields for global health: tropical and neglected diseases and immunology. Doctor Marco Vignuzzi - laureate in the Junior category - Viral Populations and Pathogenesis...