-
Document de presse | 2017.07.13
Hereditary hearing loss: the ear and auditory brain are both affected
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, Inserm, the Collège de France and Pierre & Marie Curie University have recently demonstrated that mutations in three genes responsible for Usher syndrome – a hereditary condition that affects both hearing and sight – influence not only the workings of the ear, specifically the function of sensory cells in the cochlea, but also the development of the...
-
Document de presse | 2017.07.20
Gene therapy: first results in children with Sanfilippo B syndrome
On July 13, 2017, the journal Lancet Neurology published the results of a gene therapy trial conducted in four children with Sanfilippo type B syndrome (also known as MPS IIIB). This trial is the achievement of a two-decade partnership with financial support of AFM-Téléthon and the cooperation of the charity "Vaincre les Maladies Lysosomales" (VML). After monitoring of the treated children for 30...
-
Article | 2017.08.07
Travel Medicine
The medical and paramedical teams in the International Vaccination Center specialize in preventing diseases that affect travelers. They provide information and vaccinations for anyone planning to travel abroad.
-
Article | 2017.08.07
Anti-Rabies Center - Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis
The Anti-Rabies Center-Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis-attends to anyone who has been in contact with an animal that may transmit rabies, either in France or abroad. Rabies is a deadly disease and treatment needs to be started as soon as possible. The medical team will see any patients at risk, immediately following rabies exposure, or wishing to continue a course of treatment started abroad.
-
Article | 2017.08.08
General Recommendations
VACCINATIONSBefore traveling abroad, a vaccination schedule should be drawn up based on two criteria:Administrative obligation: the measures adopted by the country to protect against an infectious risk from another country, rather than the actual risks for the traveler.The actual risks for the traveler: these vary depending on the health situation of the country they are going to, the...
-
Article | 2017.08.08
Vaccines available at the Medical Center
Make sure you bring along your health booklet (carnet de santé) or immunization record (carnet de vaccinations) if you have one.For children, no vaccinations can be administered without:the written permission of their parents or legal guardian;an identity document belonging to their parents or legal guardian.CHICKENPOX(NOT AVAILABLE) RecommendationsAdolescents aged between 12 and 18 who have...
-
Institut Pasteur dans le monde | 2017.08.08
Institut Pasteur in Guadeloupe
Institut Pasteur in Guadeloupe
-
Document de presse | 2017.08.09
Allergies: cross-reactivity between cypress pollen and peaches/citrus fruits finally explained
Working in collaboration with teams from the Czech Republic and Japan, researchers from the Institut Pasteur, AP-HP and AP-HM have identified, for the first time, the likely origin of the cross-reactivity between cypress pollen, peaches and citrus fruits. Their work has shown that these sources contain allergens belonging to a new family of proteins involved in pollen food associated syndrome....
-
Article | 2017.08.17
L'ESSENTIEL DES COMPTES DE L'INSTITUT PASTEUR (in French)
Repères 2020 - Activité et synthèse des comptes de l’Institut PasteurThe Institut Pasteur, a non-profit foundation with recognized charitable status set up by Louis Pasteur in 1887, is today an internationally renowned center for biomedical research. In the pursuit of its mission to tackle diseases in France and throughout the world, the Institut Pasteur operates in four main areas:...
-
Article | 2017.08.18
1st workshop on Translational Venomic Medecine
1ST WORKSHOP ON TRANSLATIONAL VENOMICS MEDICINE CHALLENGING HUMAN ENVENOMING ISSUES - EXPLORING & EXPLOITING SNAKE & SCORPION VENOMS & ANTIVENOMS
