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Construction of a new Kampong Cham Rabies Prevention Center

Construction of a new Kampong Cham Rabies Prevention Center As part of Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC)’s mission against rabies in Cambodia, especially to increase accessibility to rabies Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for the population, a Rabies Prevention Center has been opened since 2019 using a temporary facilities provided by the Kampong Cham Provincial Hospital, … Read more

A pasteurian honored: Mr. LIM Hokkean

A pasteurian honored: Mr. LIM Hokkean Mr. LIM Hokkean is in charge of Health, Safety, Environment, Quality and Maintenance-Metrology (HSeQM) at the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) since 2002. Apart from his professional activity at the IPC, he coordinates the humanitarian activities in Cambodia of the association Tonlé Sap Collectif – a French association under … Read more

UHS-IPC Scientific Seminar – 2nd session

UHS-IPC Scientific Seminar – 2nd session University of Health Sciences (UHS) and Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) organized the 2nd session of “UHS-IPC Scientific Seminar” series on April 21, 2023 at IPC.   Twelve colleagues from UHS and 18 colleagues from IPC attended this session. After the welcome remarks of IPC’s Director, two IPC’s scientists … Read more

Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Training Course

Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Training Course As part of ongoing support the Ministry of Health on rabies elimination activities towards the main goals of the national strategic plan to eliminate dog-mediated human rabies deaths by 2030. From 17th-21st April 2023, the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge organized a Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Training Course for a medical team … Read more

Mosquito diversity (Diptera : Culicidae) and medical importance in four Cambodian forests

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

Dr. Jean Popovici and Dr. Tineke Cantaert from Institut Pasteur du Cambodge received substantial NIH (National Institutes of Health) support to characterize genetic factors and host immune responses associated to protection from clinical plasmodium vivax infection

Dr. Jean Popovici and Dr. Tineke Cantaert from Institut Pasteur du Cambodge received substantial NIH (National Institutes of Health) support to characterize genetic factors and host immune responses associated to protection from clinical plasmodium vivax infection Jean Popovici, head of the Malaria Research Unit and Tineke Cantaert, head of the Immunology Unit, both at Institut … Read more

Visit of a delegation of European Union and the National Authority of Chemical Weapons

Visit of a delegation of European Union and the National Authority of Chemical Weapons On March 9, the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge hosted a delegation from the European Union (EU) and the National Authority of Chemical Weapons (Ministry of Defense).   This visit, carried out at the request of the Cambodian authorities, within the framework … Read more

The Medical and Veterinary Entomology team described a new species of mosquito

The Medical and Veterinary Entomology team described a new species of mosquito Following an expedition in Rattanakiri, and Kirirom National Parks, the Medical and Veterinary Entomology team of the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge collected a new species of elephant mosquito. These mosquitoes were collected inside Nepenthes pitchers, an endangered carnivorous plant. Its larvae develops in the … Read more

Statement From Institut Pasteur du Cambodge in Khmer Language

សេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍របស់វិទ្យាស្ថានប៉ាស្ទ័រកម្ពុជា មេរោគគ្រុនផ្តាសាយបក្សី A/H5N1ក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា មិនមានការផ្លាស់ប្តូរដែលមានការពាក់ព័ន្ធនៃការចំលងពីមនុស្សទៅមនុស្សទេ ផ្នែកវីរុសសាស្រ្តនៃវិទ្យាស្ថានប៉ាស្ទ័រកម្ពុជា ជាមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលជាតិនៃជំងឺគ្រុនផ្តាសាយតាំងពីឆ្នាំ២០០៧ និងជាមន្ទីរពិសាធន៍តំណាងក្នុងតំបន់ របស់អង្គការសុខភាពពិភពលោកតាំងពីឆ្នាំ២០១៣។ នៅថ្ងៃទី២២ ខែកុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ២០២៣ វិទ្យាស្ថានប៉ាស្ទ័រកម្ពុជាបានទទួលវត្ថុវិភាគ ដើម្បីធ្វើការបញ្ជាក់ឡើងវិញពីវត្តមានមេរោគគ្រុនផ្ដាសាយបក្សី A/H5N1 ដែលបានរកឃើញដោយវិទ្យាស្ថានជាតិសុខភាពសាធារណៈ។ វិទ្យាស្ថានប៉ាស្ទ័រកម្ពុជាបានបញ្ជាក់នៅថ្ងៃដដែលថា វត្ថុវិភាគគឺវិជ្ជមានមេរោគគ្រុនផ្ដាសាយបក្សី  A/H5N1 ហើយបានធ្វើ sequence របស់វីរុសក្នុងរយៈពេលតិចជាង២៤ម៉ោង។ បន្ទាប់ពីបានផ្តល់ព័ត៌មានជូនក្រសួងសុខាភិបាល លំដាប់ហ្សែនពេញលេញរបស់មេរោគគ្រុនផ្ដាសាយបក្សី A/H5N1 ត្រូវបានបញ្ជូនទៅទំព័រ GISAID នៅថ្ងៃទី២៦ ខែកុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ២០២៣។  វិទ្យាស្ថានប៉ាស្ទ័រកម្ពុជា បន្តធ្វើការជាមួយអាជ្ញាធរកម្ពុជា  និងអាជ្ញាធរអន្តរជាតិលើករណីនេះ ហើយពុំមានតម្រុយពីលទ្ធភាពនៃការឆ្លងពីមនុស្សទៅមនុស្ស របស់វីរុសនេះទេ។   យើងខ្ញុំសូមបញ្ជាក់ពីសេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍ថ្មីៗដែលបានចុះផ្សាយក្នុងសារព័ត៌មាន ទាក់ទងនឹងមេរោគគ្រុនផ្ដាសាយបក្សី A/H5N1 ថ្មីនៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ដែលអាចត្រូវបានបកស្រាយខុសពីអត្ថន័យដើម។ ដោយអាចមានការយល់ច្រឡំជាមួយការអះអាងថា “មេរោគបានឆ្លងតាមរយៈមនុស្ស” (virus has already gone “through” humans) ដែលបានចុះផ្សាយក្នុងអត្ថបទសារព័ត៌មាន។   សំរាប់ការបំភ្លឺគឺ មេរោគគ្រុនផ្ដាសាយបក្សី A/H5N1 ដែលបានរកឃើញនៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជាថ្មីៗនេះ មានការផ្លាស់ប្តូរមួយចំនួនដែលយើងអាចរំពឹងទុកជាមុន … Read more