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Institut Pasteur in French Guiana

Following the Institute of Hygiene and Prophylaxis, which was founded in 1914, the Institut Pasteur in French Guiana was created in Cayenne on 7 December 1940.

It is a member of the Institut Pasteur International Network and for nearly 70 years has been pursuing research and public health objectives in the field of priority infectious diseases in and around Guiana.

Research:

-  Dengue fever and other arboviruses
-  Malaria
-  Emerging diseases
-  HIV
-  Leishmaniasis

Research is focused on infectious tropical diseases, the majority of which have a complex cycle involving humans and arthropods. Such diseases include dengue fever, other arboviruses, malaria, leishmaniasis and Chagas disease. It is thanks to the complementary nature of the multidisciplinary teams (including parasitologists, virologists, entomologists, veterinarians and epidemiologists), these areas can be studied at the Institut Pasteur in French Guiana.

 

Public health:


-  National Reference Centre for Arboviruses and Influenza viruses for the Antilles‑French Guiana region

-  National Reference Centre for malaria chemoresistance for the Antilles‑French Guiana region

-  Expertise in vector control

-  Expertise in public health monitoring

 

Facilities:


-  Medical analysis laboratories

-  Hygiene and environmental laboratory

-  Rabies treatment centre

 

Teaching & training:


Involved in teaching at the University of the French Antilles and Guiana
- University diploma in tropical dermatology
- University diploma in tropical pathology
- University diploma in tropical retrovirology
- University diploma in tropical epidemiology
- University diploma in healthcare in tropical environments


Two laboratories are registered to receive medical biology interns (‘virology’ and ‘parasitology’ pathways) and the epidemiology unit can accommodate interns from the public healthcare track.