From Coop to Cave: IPC’s High-Tech Hunt for H5N1 and Disease X From Cambodia’s crowded wet markets to its remote bat caves, the Virology Unit at Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) is leading efforts to modernize disease surveillance—making it faster, more affordable, and better suited to the realities of frontline detection. As featured in The … Read more
Inside Cambodia’s Frontline Fight Against H5N1 This week, BBC Science in Action featured a conversation with Dr. Erik Karlsson, Head of the Virology Unit at Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC), on the recent rise in human A/H5N1 avian influenza cases in Cambodia. As of mid-2025, the country has confirmed 12 human infections. All confirmed cases … Read more
Strengthening outbreak investigation and animal disease surveillance in Cambodia The Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) provided technical support to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in delivering a three-day training from July 1–3, 2025, in Kep province for the General Directorate of Animal Health and Production (GDAHP) on the use of … Read more
Dr Janin Nouhin attented to the 20th International Congress on Infectious Diseases in Cape Town, South Africa From December 3 to 6, 2024, Janin Nouhin, Deputy Head of the Virology Unit at Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC), represented IPC at the 20th International Congress on Infectious Diseases (ICID) in Cape Town, South Africa. Dr. Nouhin … Read more
Protecting Antarctica’s Wildlife from the Threat of Avian Influenza Antarctica’s wildlife is facing a new threat—highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1—and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Penguins, seals (don’t forget about the seals!), and entire ecosystems are at risk, but traditional methods of tracking the virus are too slow and impractical for this remote, icy … Read more
NCAW Delegation Visits IPC’s Biological Safety Level 3 Laboratory On Tuesday, May 28, 2024, officials from the National Authority of Chemical Weapons (NACW), led by HE General PHORN NARA, visited the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC). The NACW delegation expressed their sincere appreciation for IPC’s invitation and the opportunity to learn about the institute’s pivotal … Read more
Consultative workshop: Enhancing and applying effective communication and reporting strategies, risk mitigation measures, and prevention using environmental surveillance at high-risk live animal markets and other interfaces The Virology Unit at Institut Pasteur du Cambodge recently organized a consultative workshop held from May 15th to 17th, 2024, at the Phnom Penh Hotel. This event focused on … 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
Experts meeting to share knowledge on emerging infection animal diseases Dr. Erik Karlsson, Deputy Head of the Virology Unit at Institut Pasteur du Cambodge attended an expert network meeting of the World Organisation for Animal Health hosted by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, an Australian Government agency responsible for scientific research held from … Read more
Publication on the Vicious Cycle of Nutrition and Infectious Disease from the Virology Unit Despite the fact that we produce enough food to feed everyone on Earth, world hunger is on the rise. On the other side of the table, the obesity crisis also weighs heavily. Malnutrition is less about food than about socioeconomic factors … Read more