1. Document de presse | 2017.05.24

   Emerging diseases: a highly mutant strain of the Elizabethkingia bacterium caused an outbreak in Wisconsin

   Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS, working in collaboration with US and Australian teams, have completed full genomic and evolutionary characterization of the strain of the Elizabethkingia anophelis bacterium that affected around 60 people in Wisconsin in 2015-2016. Their research reveals that this outbreak was caused by a highly mutant strain of E. anophelis. It is unusual for...

2. News | 2017.06.08

   First statement from the Pasteur International Network association to the World Health Assembly

    The 70th World Health Assembly was held from 22 to 31 May in Geneva. On this occasion, the Pasteur International Network association made its first statement (see below) during the session "Research and Development on Potentially Emerging Diseases" thanks to Nadia Khelef, representative of the Institut Pasteur at WHO.The recognition in 2016 of Pasteur International Network association (page...

3. News | 2017.06.08

   The Institut Pasteur in Côte d'Ivoire diagnoses a dengue epidemic in Abidjan

   A dengue outbreak has occurred since April 2017 in Côte d'Ivoire in Abidjan in the sanitary district of Cocody-Bingerville. The Institut Pasteur in Côte d'Ivoire confirmed the human cases but also analyzed by PCR the batches of mosquitoes caught in the city of Abidjan revealing the presence of dengue virus types 2 and 3. Facing this situation, the national health authorities have immediately...

4. Report | 2017.06.13

   Infection-related cancer

   More than one in six cases of cancer worldwide are caused by infection. In total, some 2.2 million new cancer cases every year are believed to be the result of infection by a pathogenic agent. Eight viruses, one bacterium and three parasites have been classified as group 1 carcinogens (known to be carcinogenic to humans) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a division of the World...

5. News | 2017.06.16

   MosKeyTool: a free and interactive tool to identify mosquitoes of the Euro-Mediterranean region

   Vector-borne diseases account for more than 17% of infectious diseases, and cause more than one million deaths each year worldwide. Mosquitoes are among the main vectors of diseases, especially arboviruses (dengue, chikungunya, etc. ). The precise identification of mosquito species is an essential step for the laboratories involved in the surveillance and control of these diseases with high...

6. News | 2017.06.19

   Drastic reduction of exposure to malaria in Senegal

   In Senegal the prevalence of malaria declined from over 30% to less than 5% between the early 2000s and 2015 thanks to the implementation of preventive measures recommended by WHO such as Artemisinin-based combination therapy, rapid diagnosis and impregnated mosquito nets. What is the impact of these preventive measures on antimalarial immunity of populations?To answer this question, several...

7. News | 2017.06.22

   A strategy for attenuating a virus by modifying its evolutionary potential

   RNA viruses, like influenza viruses, have broad genetic variability, which gives them a high adaptive potential. As part of the fight against RNA viruses, scientists at the Institut Pasteur – evolutionary virologists – decided to alter their future. Along with colleagues from Lund University (Sweden), they succeeded in altering the genomes of an enterovirus and an influenza virus, thereby...

8. Document de presse | 2017.06.22

   The African Society of Venimology, French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD-France) and Institut Pasteur welcome WHO’s Decision to add Snakebites to Category A of the List of Neglected Tropical Diseases

   COTONOU, MARSEILLE, PARIS – The decision by the World Health Organization to recognize snakebite envenomation in Category A of its list of Neglected Tropical Diseases provides a welcome opportunity to strengthen snakebite care strategies, particularly in Africa. More than one million snakebites occur each year in sub-Saharan Africa. Envenomations are estimated to cause 25,000-30,000 deaths...

9. News | 2017.07.03

   Thank you, Simone Veil!

   The Institut Pasteur owes much of what (and where) it is today to Simone Veil.On June 12, 1975, Simone Veil, then French Minister of Health and Family, held a meeting with Jacques Monod, President of the Institut Pasteur, and Jean Royer, Chairman of the Board of Directors, to inform them that the government would be increasing its grant to the Institut Pasteur from 20 to 50.5 million francs. This...

10. Article | 2017.07.07

    Insects and vector-borne diseases in Amazonia and the Caribbean: from field to lab

     SummaryThe course objective is to get knowledge and practice on vectors of parasites and viruses circulating in the Amazonian and Caribbean regions. A large panel of lecturers will cover the biology, behaviour and identification of the vector of malaria, chagas disease, leishmaniases and arboviroses as well as pathogen detection and vector control aspects. Students will be asked to work on...

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