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News | 2018.10.30
Zika virus in the Pacific : the influence of the geographical context on an outbreak’s emergence
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus transmitted to humans by Aedes mosquitoes. ZIKV is divided into two phylogenetic lineages: African and Asian. In New Caledonia, the complex interactions between humans, mosquitoes and the virus led to a important outbreak in 2014.In 2013, the Zika virus emerged in French Polynesia and more than 1,500 cases were identified the following year in New Caledonia....
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News | 2019.05.23
Study reveals the evolution and diversity of Leptospira bacteria
An international research group has revealed several new bacterial species that may be responsible for leptospirosis, an emerging animal-borne disease, using genome sequencing. Every year, more than a million people contract leptospirosis, an emerging animal-borne disease caused by bacteria belonging to the genus Leptospira. To improve our understanding of this disease, the genomes of several...
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Portrait | 2019.02.21
Tracking down biomarkers with Eliette Touati
After completing high school, Eliette chose to study science, and when she experienced the realities of life as a scientist she decided to pursue a career in research. Eliette began her academic career with a Master's (DEA) in the Biochemistry Department at CEA Saclay. She was keen to continue with the research project she had started and to go on to do a PhD. Although in a stroke of bad...
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Article | 2020.03.16
Coronavirus: all COVID-19 news from the Institut Pasteur
On January 9, 2020, Chinese health authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO) officially announced the discovery of a novel coronavirus (first named 2019-nCoV, then officially SARS-CoV-2). This new virus is the pathogen responsible for the infectious respiratory disease called COVID-19 (CoronaVIrus Disease). Following the announcement of the first cases and the declaration of...
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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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News | 2020.11.12
Alzheimer: how endogenously formed Tau aggregates fail to be degraded
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that mainly affects memory, but also other cognitive functions linked to knowledge and involving language, logical thought and learning capacity. This disease generally leads to loss of independence for sufferers. It is one of the leading causes of disability and dependency in elderly people. There is currently no cure for the...
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News | 2020.11.26
Urinary tract infections: the mechanisms behind the lack of immune memory in many patients
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are a group of infectious diseases that predominantly impact healthy adult women, although they can also cause serious disease in men. They are the second most prevalent infection after respiratory infections*. The immune response to UTI is still not well-understood, and a better understanding could help lessen the use of antibiotics for this common infection....
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Fiche maladie | 2015.10.06
Group A and B Streptococcus
Infections with group A and B Streptococcus (respectively Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus agalactiae) are frequent. The two bacteria are part of the commensal flora; they are opportunistic pathogens and only cause symptoms in certain conditions or in people at risk. Group A Streptococcus (also known as GAS or Strep A) is responsible for several benign infections but can also cause...
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News | 2022.08.24
ILC3s: "gatekeeper" cells for intestinal immunity
The intestinal mucosa is a key site for interaction and exchange with the external environment. It is therefore under constant surveillance from the immune system. Using an animal model, scientists from the Institut Pasteur and Inserm discovered how a set of cells involved in innate immunity – group 3 innate lymphoid cells – help monitor and maintain this barrier.Our digestive tract contains...
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Document de presse | 2024.05.28
AFROSCREEN: a key network for genomic surveillance in Sub-Saharan Africa
Three years after its launch, AFROSCREEN meets all its objectives, developing effective genomic surveillance to tackle epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa The AFROSCREEN project, financed to the tune of €10 million by Agence Française de Développement (AFD), has been working since 2021 to set up or strengthen sequencing platforms and build an operational network for monitoring emerging...