Written and directed by Emmy® award-winning filmmaker Janet Tobias, Unseen Enemy focuses on the increasing global threat of infectious disease outbreaks -- it features Ebola, Zika and influenza outbreaks around the world. Institut Pasteur's Dr. Arnaud Tarantola, who heads the Cambodia Network site, is a contributor to the documentary.
Thanks to Janet's insightful, emotional and powerful film, the larger public will be able to better...
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January, 2016: Having confirmed the first cases of infection in Suriname then in French Guiana, the Institut Pasteur in French Guiana has sequenced the complete genome of the Zika virus, which is responsible for an unprecedented epidemic currently sweeping through the tropical regions of the Americas. Published in The Lancet medical journal today, the analysis of this sequence shows almost complete homology with the strains responsible for the epidemic that occurred in the Pacific in 2013 and 2014.
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The Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Molecular Medicine (CSSIOMM) and the Institut Pasteur today announced a partnership to establish The Pasteur Global Health Genomics Center (PGHGC). The aim of the PGHGC is to advance genomic research utilizing next-generation patient information systems needed to support the acquisition and usage of high-quality sequencing data.
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In an enlightening interview with International Innovation, Professor Christian Bréchot, President of the Institut Pasteur, reveals the tremendous progress made by the world-leading research organisation, which continues to pave the way to enhanced scientific understanding and better public health.
Exerpt: Named after renowned chemist and microbiologist, Louis Pasteur, how does the Institut Pasteur support the advancement of science, medicine and public health?
Although there are many high-quality...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Celebrating 125 Years of Global Health, Institut Pasteur International Network, 1891 - 2016
Under The High Patronage of:
His Excellency Gérard Araud
Ambassador of France to the United States
Her Excellency Jane D. Hartley
Ambassador of the United States to...
PARIS, April 20, 2015 – The Institut Pasteur today hosted Drs. Dennis and Mireille Gillings for the ‘Pasteur Gillings Day,’ with a varied program of activities including scientific presentations and tours of the Pasteur Museum, the Global Health Center and other important facilities.
A key element on the agenda was an update on the partnership between the Institut Pasteur’s US affiliate, the Pasteur Foundation, and the University of North Carolina (UNC) Gillings School of Public Health. A recent development here was establishment of the Dennis and Mireille...
Paris, July 30, 2014
Institut Pasteur of Dakar on the front line against the Ebola crisis in West Africa
Since the beginning of the Ebola outbreak in Guinea, several scientists from the Institut Pasteur have been offering their support to an international aid plan, in collaboration with the Guinean Ministry of Health.
Establishment of a Mobile Laboratory in Guinea
The Institut Pasteur’s Emerging Viral Infections Biology Unit identified Guinea as the origin of the outbreak. Researchers from the CIBU/ Urgent Biological...
As part of its mission to monitor influenza and respiratory viruses in France, the Institut Pasteur has mobilized its teams at the French National Research Center for Influenza viruses (CNR) and the Laboratory for Urgent Response to Biological Threats (CIBU) to identify and confirm suspicious cases of acute respiratory infections linked to the new coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The combined work of these two laboratories enables the Institut Pasteur to respond 24/7 to health authorities faced with an until now unknown virus. Deputy director of the French National Reference Center for Influenza...
