Visit of a Delegation of Malaria Consortium to Institut Pasteur du Cambodge On August 30, 2023, a delegation of Malaria Consortium visited the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) in Phnom Penh. The delegation was composed of Tom Heslop, Director of Global Operations and Asia, U.K., Mousumi Rahman, Country Director and Lieven Vernaeve, Program Manager in … Read more
1st International Symposium on Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases in South-East Asia On 22 and 23 June 2023, the Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) hosted the “1st International Symposium on Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases in South-East Asia” in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This symposium was organized by the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) as part of … Read more
Equipment donation As part of the Veterinary Entomology in Cambodia (VECAM) project, the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) provided laboratory equipment and materials to the parasitology section and the faculty of veterinary medicine of GDAHP/NAHPRI and RUA, respectively. The aim was to enhance their entomological surveillance capabilities by providing essential tools such as microscopes, centrifuges, … Read more
Fleas Identification Training Fleas are important arthropods that can transmit diseases to humans and animals. Proper identification of this insect is necessary to determine appropriate control and prevention measures. From 29th May to 2nd June, Mr. Tojo RAMIHANGIHAJASON from the Institut Pasteur de Madagascar visited Cambodia to provide training on flea identification and slide mounting … Read more
QGIS Training In the context of vector-borne disease surveillance, GIS technology enables the visualization of diseases patterns geographically, allowing researchers to understand how the diseases and the vectors are spreading, and where they are most prevalent. Within the Veterinary Entomology in Cambodia (VECAM) project, the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) held its 2nd GIS … Read more
Mosquito diversity (Diptera : Culicidae) and medical importance in four Cambodian forests The Medical and Veterinary Entomology team from Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, in collaboration with the Epidemiology Unit and the Wildlife Conservation Society published an article highlighting an important diversity of mosquitoes in four forests of Cambodia, which responded differently to meteorological and geographical … Read more
Collaboration with the University of Hokkaido on ticks and tick-borne diseases The Institut Pasteur du Cambodge was pleased to receive a visit from Dr. Keita Matsuno, PhD, from the Hokkaido University. Dr. Keita Matsuno belongs to the International institute for Zoonosis Control, Division of Risk Analysis and Management. The Medical and Veterinary Unit of IPC … Read more
Two scientists from Institut Pasteur du Cambodge attending the Pasteur Japan Symposium 2022 Dr. BOYER Sébastien and Dr. DUONG Veasna participated to the Pasteur Japan Symposium 2022 on the France-Japan cooperation on Health, held at the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Tokyo (IMSUT) on November 2nd and 3rd. The symposium has the … Read more
International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria held in Bangkok Researchers of Institut Pasteur du Cambodge presented their scientific work at the 20th International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria, held in Bangkok from 24 to 28 October 2022. Dr. BOYER Sébastien, Head of Medical and Veterinary Entomology Unit, presented “Ecomore 2 project in Cambodia … Read more
MALDI-TOF MS: An effective tool for a global surveillance of dengue vector species Dengue, Zika and chikungunya viruses are transmitted by several vector mosquito species, mainly Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus. In the Pacific region, more vector species belonging to the Scutellaris Group are present. Due to the expansion of human travels and international trade, … Read more