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Article | 2019.06.25
Novel approaches to diagnosis, vaccination and therapy (12 entities)
This thematic area gathers investigators with a common interest in translational research. It addresses the design, development and evaluation of candidate vaccines, therapeutics, diagnosis tools, and immunotherapies, for conversion of scientific breakthroughs into improved human health.
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News | 2016.02.29
Visit of the French President to the Institut Pasteur in Montevideo
The French President François Hollande was received at the Institut Pasteur de Montevideo on February 25, 2016 by the President of the Executive Board, Ricardo Ehrlich and the Executive Director of the Institute Pasteur, Luis Barbeito with Uruguayan Ministers of finance and public health.The tour through the facilities included a visit to the Mixed Unit PASTEUR – INIA: joint laboratory...
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Vidéo | 2025.05.20
Living with the tiger mosquito
Why do mosquito bites itch so much?Jeanne Fenouil, science writer at the Institut Pasteur, explains all about these fearsome little insects.During reproduction, the female mosquito needs blood. To do this, she uses her ultra-flexible proboscis, which has two separate channels:One injects saliva containing anticoagulants and anaesthetics.The other sucks up blood to feed the female and her future...
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News | 2017.06.08
First statement from the Pasteur International Network association to the World Health Assembly
The 70th World Health Assembly was held from 22 to 31 May in Geneva. On this occasion, the Pasteur International Network association made its first statement (see below) during the session "Research and Development on Potentially Emerging Diseases" thanks to Nadia Khelef, representative of the Institut Pasteur at WHO.The recognition in 2016 of Pasteur International Network association (page...
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News | 2019.05.14
The tiger mosquito returns to France: 51 départements on red alert
On April 26, the French Ministry of Health updated its map showing distribution of the tiger mosquito in France. In total, 51 French départements are on "red alert", i.e. nine more than in 2018. Aedes albopictus, or the tiger mosquito, is the vector of diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika, and has been present in France since 2004.The tiger mosquito (see What is the "tiger mosquito" (...
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News | 2024.07.02
Climate and health: anticipating tomorrow's vector-borne diseases in France
The impact of climate change on the emergence of diseases is well established. This is particularly true of diseases transmitted by blood-feeding insects, of which the tiger mosquito is now a well-known vector in mainland France. The Fondation Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale is working alongside the Institut Pasteur to combat these diseases, as part of its commitment to the public interest and to...
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News | 2016.02.28
Inauguration of a new biosafety level 3+ laboratory (P3 +) at the Institut Pasteur of French Guiana
Mrs. Marisol Touraine, Minister of Social Affairs and Health has inaugurated Saturday, February 27, 2016 the new biosafety level 3+ laboratory at the Institut Pasteur of French Guiana.This new P3+ laboratory P3 respecting international standards will be equipped with a biosafety cabinet allowing to diagnose hemorragic and emerging viruses. It completes the technical platform of the Institut...
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News | 2017.03.28
Unseen Enemy, a film about our vulnerability to global epidemics
“What is it about the 21st century that makes us so particularly vulnerable to epidemics?” This is the question asked by the documentary "Unseen Enemy", broadcast in France on ARTE on Tuesday April 4, 2017 at 9:55pm. Moving across the globe, the film's director Janet Tobias met with doctors and researchers, including at the Institut Pasteur. Each one of them had stepped into the horror of an...
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News | 2017.05.10
Institut Pasteur in Cambodia: Tineke Cantaert awarded with a prestigious International Research scholarship
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has teamed up with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Wellcome Trust, and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation to develop scientific talent around the world. Tineke Cantaert, a researcher working at the Institut Pasteur in Cambodia is among the 41 international young researchers laureates of a scholarship awarded by a group of philanthropies....
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News | 2017.08.23
The Institut Pasteur in French Guiana confirms a case of yellow fever
The arboviruses National Reference Center at the Institut Pasteur in French Guiana confirmed a case of infection with yellow fever virus in the guyanese territory. The last case of yellow fever diagnosed in French Guiana, already identified by the Institut Pasteur, dates back to 1998.According to the Regional Health Agency, the patient who died on August 9 at the hospital in Cayenne had a history...
