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Institut Pasteur in New Caledonia

The Institut Pasteur in New Caledonia was created following the signature of a convention between the Territory of New Caledonia and the Institut Pasteur.

This institute was created in 1955 and joined the Institut Pasteur International Network in 1989.

 

Research:
 

- Ciguatera

- Leptospirosis

- Risk factors for cancer

- HTLV-1

- Food safety testing

- Molecular epidemiology (pneumococcus, epidermic bacteria)

 Nouvelle Caledonie

Public health:

- WHO National Reference Centre for influenza
- Surveillance activities with a network of sentinel sites: HIV, dengue, influenza, leptospirosis, tuberculosis, medical entomology, resistance to anti-infectious agents, nosocomial infections, international monitoring
- Cancer registry for New Caledonia
- Hospital biology, clinical anlyses, hopsital hygiene
- Vaccination centre for yellow fever
- Environmental safety laboratory

Teaching & training:


- Direction of student theses (undergraduate, doctoral, biology interns)

- Participation in training for health agents in New Caledonia and neighbouring countries and territories in the South Pacific

- Participation in the ROSSP (Public Health Surveillance Network for Oceania)