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Document de presse | 2022.12.19
Modelling has evaluated the role of antiviral treatment and vaccination in exiting the Zero-COVID strategy in Wallis and Futuna
By June 2022, the Wallis and Futuna Islands, a French overseas territory, had successfully implemented a Zero-COVID strategy that significantly reduced the number of SARS-CoV-2 infections. From mid-June 2022, a gradual reopening of the borders was planned. However, the relatively low immunity in the population (due to limited vaccination coverage and the number of previous infections) and the...
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Fiche maladie | 2015.10.06
MERS-CoV
A new respiratory virus emerged in Saudi Arabia in 2012. It was named MERS-CoV, or Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, and it affects the respiratory tract, causing fever and a cough and proving fatal in 30% of cases. The virus has since been reported in several countries throughout the Middle East. In all, 1,219 cases have been diagnosed, leading to 449 deaths. Several cases have been...
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Fiche maladie | 2020.01.21
COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 virus)
The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, discovered in December 2019 in the province of Wuhan in China, is responsible for COVID-19. This highly contagious emerging infectious disease spreads by airborne transmission and surface contamination. Although COVID-19 can be asymptomatic, it can also cause a variety of symptoms, including severe respiratory distress that may prove fatal. Vaccination and basic health...
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Fiche maladie | 2015.10.06
Ebola
Ebola virus disease causes high fever and bleeding that can often prove fatal for humans. The average case fatality rate is around 50%. The Ebola virus was first discovered in 1976 following two outbreaks, one in Sudan and one in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire). It was named after the Ebola river, located near the latter outbreak. Since then, several outbreaks have occurred...
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Fiche maladie | 2019.10.02
Influenza
Influenza is a contagious respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses, which are unique due to their vast genetic variability. It is a public health issue because of the seasonal outbreaks that affect 2 to 6 million people in France every winter, with influenza-associated excess mortality estimated at approximately 10,000 deaths, mainly in vulnerable individuals. The pandemic risk...
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News | 2024.12.16
Microbiota tailored skin humoral immunity and its potential for the development of novel vaccinal approaches
Scientists have just made two major discoveries about a harmless bacterium, Staphylococcus epidermidis, present on our skin. A first study identifies the skin as a compartment able to develop highly protective antibody responses to skin colonizing microbe in the absence of inflammation or lymph node contribution. A second study concerns the development of a topical vaccine that can be applied...
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News | 2025.07.25
Neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies against hepatitis E virus
The Humoral Immunology Unit has identified neutralizing antibodies that are effective against the hepatitis E virus (HEV). They could be used for prevention or treatment against HEV infection, which affects approximately 20 million people worldwide every year. Structural analyses carried out with the NanoImaging Core Facility enabled atomic-scale visualization of the neutralization site...
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Fiche maladie | 2023.09.15
Legionellosis
Legionellosis is a collective term for diseases caused by Legionella bacteria, including the potentially fatal Legionnaires' disease. The most common species, Legionella pneumophila, causes a severe lung infection. The recent emergence of the disease can be explained by the affinity of Legionella bacteria for modern water supply systems. Although there is no vaccine for Legionnaires' disease, it...
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Document de presse | 2007.08.31
Rabies - Press kit
September 2007 > Rabies in France in 2007 > Rabies research at the Institut Pasteur > Louis Pasteur and rabies vaccination
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Fiche pays | 2017.08.21
Poland
Recommended vaccinationsRoutine vaccination:Vaccinations included in the vaccination schedule to be updatedBased on your travel plans:Tick-borne encephalitisIf staying in rural or forest areas between spring and autumn.Children: aged ≥1 yearMalaria preventionThere is no malaria in Poland.(Source: Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin [BEH] – Health Recommendations for Travelers).