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Document de presse | 2025.05.23
Launch of the European Vaccines Hub for Pandemic Readiness, a new European public-private partnership for public health-relevant vaccine development
The Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) of the European Commission, through the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) supports the establishment of the “European Vaccines Hub (EVH) for Pandemic Readiness”, a pan-European center dedicated to advancing public-health–relevant vaccine development. The Grant Agreement has been signed today, marking a...
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News | 2025.11.12
Three questions about measles: why is it on the rise, is the vaccine effective, and can you catch it at any age?
A few years ago, measles seemed to be on the verge of being eradicated in many countries. The recent rise in cases raises several questions. Why is measles making a comeback? Is the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine safe? Does measles only affect children?
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News | 2026.01.20
Three questions about autism: what are the symptoms? What are the causes? And why are so many people affected?
The Trump administration has falsely suggested, with no scientific basis, that autism is linked to measles vaccination and paracetamol. Leaving aside these highly criticized claims, what are the actual scientific facts about autism spectrum disorder?
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News | 2023.07.10
HIV-AIDS: a virus master of evasion
Developing effective therapeutic vaccines requires knowing how to chemically recognize microbes, as well as exposing them to treatment. Able to mutate very quickly and to camouflage itself inside the cells it infects, the AIDS virus (or HIV) constitutes a challenge for researchers.
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Article | 2018.07.12
MOOC HIV SCIENCE
HIV infection remains an outstanding global health issue despite the dramatic progress made over the past 35 years in developing and giving access to prevention and treatment tools. There are still 2 million new infections and 1 million deaths every year. Half of the 37 million people living with HIV do not have access to life-saving antiretroviral treatments. Although these molecules are...
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Portrait | 2026.03.30
Guillemette Masse-Ranson: the scientist breaking down barriers within vaccine research
Guillemette Masse-Ranson, Deputy Director of the Institut Pasteur Vaccinology and Immunotherapy Center, combines industry experience with a passion for academic research. Her ambition is to revolutionize vaccine development by breaking down silos between disciplines, speeding up the transition from lab to clinical practice, and connecting the Institut Pasteur's scientists to international...
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News | 2026.04.27
Nearly 300 public figures speak out in support of vaccination: a life saved every eight seconds
To mark Vaccination Week, and on the initiative of the Institut Pasteur, nearly 300 prominent figures are coming together to emphasise the importance of vaccination and call for a collective response to misinformation and attacks on science and rationality. These men and women come from the fields of scientific research, medicine, culture and media, politics (including numerous health ministers)...
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Fiche maladie | 2015.10.06
Yellow fever
Yellow fever is a viral disease that was first described in the mid-sixteenth century in Yucatán, Mexico. It is caused by yellow fever virus, an arbovirus (a virus transmitted by an insect vector) isolated in 1927, simultaneously in Ghana and at the Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Senegal. The disease is endemic in Africa and in Central and South America. The case fatality rate is high, fluctuating...
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Fiche maladie | 2019.06.17
Diphtheria
Diphtheria is a disease caused by several Corynebacterium species in the diphtheriae complex. Diphtheria typically manifests as a respiratory infection that causes impairment of the central nervous system, the throat and other organs, resulting in death by suffocation. The cutaneous form of diphtheria infection is more frequent but often less severe. There is an effective vaccine which is...
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Fiche maladie | 2016.08.18
Rabies
Rabies is a severe viral infection that can be transmitted to humans by certain mammals. The disease is almost always fatal once symptoms appear, and today rabies is still responsible for tens of thousands of human deaths every year. Africa and Asia have the highest rabies burden, and dogs are the main vector responsible for transmission to humans. In Europe, bats can be infected by certain...