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Institut Pasteur de Tunis

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The Institut Pasteur de Tunis (IPT) is a public health institution under the authority of the Ministry of Health. Its mission is to carry out epidemiological and clinical studies, biomedical investigations, as well as research activities related to human and animal health. IPT also manufactures vaccines and sera to meet the needs of the country. Affiliated with the Université de Tunis El Manar, the institute contributes to higher education at both the national and regional levels.

Units

The various departments within the institute
Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Biomathematics and Biostatistics
Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics
Laboratory of Biomolecules, Venoms and Theranostic Applications
Laboratory of Epidemiology and Veterinary Microbiology
Laboratory of Medical Parasitology, Biotechnology and Biomolecules
Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Hematology
Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology and Experimental Pathology Applied to Infectious Diseases
Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Vaccinology and Biotechnological Development
Laboratory of Transmission, Infection Control and Immunobiology of Infections
Laboratory of Viruses, Vectors and Hosts

Contacts

A list of all staff working in the unit
Abderrazak MAAROUFI
Ali BOUATTOUR
Najet ABID SRAIRI
Samia MENIF
Director
Houda YACOUB
Boutheina MERDASSI
Dhafer LAOUINI
Sonia MAATOUG
Communication
Khadija BENKHADIR-ESSAFI
Ines SAFRA
Kais GHEDIRA
Mohamed MOUSLI

Public Health

Surveillance

Surveillance

National Centers for Surveillance of Communicable Diseases: West Nile virus, Mpox Rabies Salmonella, Shigella

National and international technical expertise

WHO Collaborating Centers

WHO-TDR Regional Training Center for the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

National Reference Laboratories recognized by WHO

3 WHO Reference Centers for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Diagnosis: WHO Reference Laboratory for the Eastern Mediterranean Region for Poliomyelitis since 1991 WHO Reference Laboratory for the Eastern Mediterranean Region for Measles/Rubella since 2002 WHO Reference Laboratory for the Eastern Mediterranean Region for Human Papillomavirus from 2006 to 2014

International vaccination centers

International vaccination centers

The international vaccination service carries out The international vaccination service carries out post-exposure anti-rabi es treatment, organizes vaccination and provides travelers with advices on health issues in the country of destination

Number of vaccinations per year

43.531 (data 2024)

Production of serums and vaccines

1.023.660 (data 2024)

Rabies treatment

25.784 (data 2024)

Health Care Services to local populations

Medical Biology Centers and Laboratories

Mycobacteria Laboratory, Parasitology-Mycology Laboratory, General Bacteriology Laboratory, Clinical Virology Laboratory, Water and Food Control Laboratory, Mycoplasma Laboratory, Veterinary Microbiology Laboratory, Rabies Laboratory, Clinical Biochemistry and Hormone Laboratory, Clinical Immunology Laboratory, Cyto-immunology Laboratory, Hematology Laboratory, Human and Experimental Pathological Anatomy Laboratory, Medical Genetics Laboratory, Food Toxins Laboratory, Parasitic Epidemiology and Ecology Laboratory, Medical Epidemiology Laboratory

Diagnostic tests

Director: Samia MENIF
Year of establishment: 1893
Type: Public Institution
Global staff: 449
Scientific staff: 308
Support staff: 40
Address: 13 Place Pasteur, BP 74, Tunis, TUNISIA
Phone: 00 216 71 783 022
Email: contact@pasteur.rns.tn