Institut Pasteur

This study aims to understand if the yellow fever vaccine works as well and is as safe for pregnant women as it is for non-pregnant women. Researchers will compare the immune response and any side effects in 270 women who received the vaccine either during or outside of pregnancy…

This study aims to understand what viruses people catch from monkey bites. Researchers are recruiting 80 adults who have been bitten by monkeys to test their blood and saliva. The goal is to measure how often two specific monkey viruses spread to humans and identify factors that …

This study aims to find out if some people have a genetic makeup that makes them more likely to get a severe form of listeriosis, a rare but serious foodborne illness. Researchers will analyze DNA from about 100 patients who have had listeriosis, especially younger patients with …

This study aims to understand how breast milk influences the infectivity and transmission of several viruses, including Zika and HTLV-1. Researchers will collect milk samples from 75 healthy, registered milk donors to test in the lab. The goal is to learn if components in milk ca…

This study aims to understand the first steps of how viruses jump from animals to people. Researchers are observing hunters and villagers in Cameroon who have frequent contact with wild monkeys to see if they have been infected with a monkey virus called simian foamy virus. The g…