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2021.02.02
Cancer is the leading cause of mortality in France. In the last 40 years, survival rates have increased for several types of cancer, such as breast or prostate...
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2020.12.18
The 8th ceremony in honour of the young graduates who have completed their thesis at the Institut Pasteur during the academic year 2019-2020 was held on...
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2020.12.02
Before the vaccine era, diphtheria was the most deadly respiratory infection in young children. There are still outbreaks of diphtheria in some world regions...
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2020.10.27
The Institut Pasteur's outstanding collection of bacterial strains has played a key role in research at the University of California. The collection was used...
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2020.10.21
Between September 2018 and March 2019, a cholera epidemic took place in Zimbabwe, causing 10 000 cases and 69 deaths. The Enteric Bacterial Pathogens Unit at...
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2020.10.08
Antimicrobial resistance could become the leading cause of death in the world, with 10 million deaths in 2050, if nothing is done to prevent it. Today, 400,000...
Document de presse
2020.07.27
Resistance to artemisinin, the main component of the current antimalarial treatments recommended by WHO, is already widespread in South-East Asia, but it had...
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2020.06.02
Klebsiella bacteria are responsible for some of the most antibiotic-resistant infections. A major study on intestinal colonization by Klebsiella has shed light...
Document de presse
2020.05.07
Current HIV treatments efficiently block viral multiplication but cannot cure infection as they do not target HIV infected cells. HIV cure or profound HIV...
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2020.03.17
Does a healthy microbiota lead to a healthy mind? A joint study between the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS and Inserm has revealed the highly specific profile of...