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News | 2025.06.30
Tuberkiller: a rap to explain tuberculosis research
As part of the video series "My PhD at the Institut Pasteur," which highlights the work of the institute’s PhD students through short and accessible formats, a new episode features Yaëlle Wormser, a doctoral student in microbiology. Through a powerful rap, she raises public awareness about her research on tuberculosis, an infectious disease responsible for over 10 million cases and 1.25 million...
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Fiche maladie | 2015.10.06
Aspergillosis
Aspergillosis is a general term for infections caused by a type of mold (fungus) belonging to the genus Aspergillus. The mold that causes aspergillosis can be found everywhere in the environment in the form of spores, but in certain conditions it can become pathogenic, for example in immunocompromised people or those with chronic lung disease. The diseases caused by Aspergillus differ depending...
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Fiche maladie | 2015.10.06
Chagas disease
Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is a chronic infection caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. It primarily occurs in Latin America, where it represents a major public health problem, but cases have also been identified in other regions. Chagas disease is mainly transmitted by triatomine bugs, although it can also be contracted through blood/blood products and mother-to-...
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Fiche maladie | 2015.10.06
West Nile
West Nile virus mainly affects birds, but it can also infect humans and other mammals. It was named after the West Nile district in Uganda, where it was first isolated in 1937 in a woman suffering from high fever. The virus is transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes. It primarily occurs in temperate and tropical regions and is endemic in Central Europe, Mediterranean countries and...
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Article | 2025.01.20
Immunology
The complexity of the immune system is a never-ending source of fascination for scientists. The Department of Immunology is composed of teams that investigate the body's natural system of protection against disease.
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Document de presse | 2014.11.11
Sanofi - Institut Pasteur Awards 2014
Paris, France - November 13, 2014 - Sanofi and the Institut Pasteur awarded the Sanofi - Institut Pasteur awards for the third consecutive year. Four internationally renowned researchers were honored today for their work carried out in two major fields concerning world health: neglected tropical diseases and immunology.Press releaseNovember 13th, 2014 Created in 2012, these awards encourage...
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Document de presse | 2005.04.24
Dengue: we are not all equal in the eyes of this disease
Dengue, a virosis which is raging in tropical areas, is transmitted by mosquitoes. It affects 100 million people each year throughout the world. The genetic analysis of a large cohort of subjects who were hospitalised with this disease in Thailand has enabled researchers at the Institut Pasteur, together with researchers from Inserm (the National Institute for Health and Medical Research), to...
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Document de presse | 2004.10.10
Inauguration of the Institut Pasteur of Shanghai - Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Institut Pasteur of Shanghai-Chinese Academy of Sciences is being inaugurated today in the presence of Mr. Jacques Chirac, President of the French Republic, Mr. Lu Yongxiang, President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mr. Han Zheng, Mayor of Shanghai, Mr. Philippe Kourilsky, President of the Institut Pasteur, and the Year of France in China's Committee of Honour. Press...
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Document de presse | 2017.02.23
Why does bronchiolitis only affect infants?
In a study published in the prestigious Immunity journal on February 21, 2017, researchers from the Institut Pasteur in Paris and in Shanghai, Bicêtre Hospital (AP-HP), Paris-Sud University and the CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research) reported on the discovery of a new group of B lymphocytes, which are only present in infants and are the preferential target of the virus...
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Document de presse | 2017.11.22
Leishmania : a parasite that adapts to its environment by chromosomal amplification
Leishmaniasis is an important human and veterinary disease caused by Leishmania parasites that affect 12 million people in over 98 endemic countries. The disease is now emerging in Europe due to climate change and massive population displacement. The parasite is known to rapidly adapt to novel environments with important consequences for disease outcome. It has therefore been recognized as an...