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Fiche maladie | 2021.07.07
Buruli Ulcer
Buruli ulcer is a disease caused by a bacterium that multiplies in skin and is currently reported in 33 countries, mostly in tropical regions. Although not fatal, it can lead to permanent disabilities, imposing a heavy burden on both patients and society.
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News | 2025.06.23
Oncovita, a spin-off from the Institut Pasteur, achieves new milestone in the treatment of a rare pleural cancer
Oncovita, a spin-off from the Institut Pasteur, has been granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its MVdeltaC cancer immunotherapy, designed to treat pleural mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the pleura often caused by asbestos.
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Article | 2017.06.19
Call For Projects Fiocruz - Institut Pasteur – USP
The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), the Institut Pasteur and the University of São Paulo (USP) are launching a common call for projects. This call is also open to the members of the Pasteur Network.
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Document de presse | 2005.04.18
Newborn susceptibility to infection now deciphered
A joint Institut Pasteur-Inserm team has deciphered key mechanisms in the development of newborn immune systems. This study has made it possible to understand why infants are susceptible to early infections that cause high mortality rates, particularly in developing countries. Understanding these mechanisms offers possibilities for new types of treatment and vaccines adapted to protect newborns...
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News | 2016.12.01
Hepatitis B may infect twice more African babies than HIV
The number of newborns infected with Hepatitis B may be twice as high as HIV in sub-Saharan Africa.While the risk of mother-to-child transmission of Hepatitis B is well documented in Asia, data regarding the situation in Africa are still scarce. In an article published in the Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics journal, Epidemiologists from Institut Pasteur, Ecole Pasteur/CNAM de Santé...
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News | 2016.08.10
Disturbing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Central African children
Nearly 59% of Central African children under 5 years, are asymptomatic carriers of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E); one of the highest prevalence ever described in the world. These bacteria are resistant to every antibiotics currently marketed in Central African Republic.Alain Farra, Thierry Frank and Sébastien Breurec (1), from Bacteriology Laboratory at the...
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Fiche maladie | 2015.10.06
Leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease that causes severely debilitating cutaneous or visceral lesions, which can be fatal if left untreated. The plural form "leishmaniases" is sometimes used, as the disease is actually a group of diseases caused by different parasites of the genus Leishmania, transmitted by the bites of sandflies. These parasitic diseases are considered emerging neglected diseases...
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News | 2021.02.08
Antibiotic response in bacteria: the role of membrane vesicles
Membrane vesicles (also known as extracellular vesicles) are produced by all kinds of organisms. They are small lipid bags that come off a donor cell and get internalized by a recipient cell. Their role is to carry biological information and they are described as key intercellular communication players. However, their role in the microbial world is still very much unknown. Researchers from the...
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Document de presse | 2021.08.19
Immune checkpoint inhibitors improve cellular immunity against SARS-CoV-2
Researchers and doctors from the AP-HP, the Institut Pasteur, the University of Paris and the Sorbonne University, have carried out work on the effect of immune checkpoint inhibitors (anti-PD1 and anti-CTLA4) on cellular immunity against SARS-CoV-2. This work, the results of which suggest that these treatments are not deleterious during infection with COVID-19 and, on the contrary, seem to...
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Article | 2021.10.18
Yersin Class (2014-2017)
Ph.D. StudentUndergraduate studiesLaboratoryThesis AdvisorLab HeadDoctoral SchoolPh.D. projectEugenia COVERNTONUniversidad Nacional de Rosario, ArgentinaStructural VirologyFrançois Bontems / Giovana Barba-SpaethFélix ReyMTCIStructure-function studies on yellow fever virusAnna FUNKThe London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), UKEpidemiologyof Emerging ...