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FRA-144 [Headquarters]
Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  Centre collaborateur OMS de référence et de recherche sur la Leptospirose

Director / Head: 
  mr Mathieu PICARDEAU
 




Institution:
  Unité de biologie des Spirochètes
  Institut Pasteur
Address:
  28 rue du Docteur Roux
  F-75724 Cedex 15
 
Town:
  Paris
Country:
  FRANCE
Region:
  EURO
Phone:
  (33-1) 45 68 83 37
Fax:
 
Date of Designation:
  25/Aug/2023
Last Redesignation:
  25/Aug/2023
Expiry:
  25/Aug/2027
Terms of Reference:
  1. To support WHO in the capacity building of health professionals  
  2. Under WHO request, to support epidemiological investigations in case of leptospirosis outbreak  
  3. To preserve reference strains, as well as antisera, and distribute them to national reference laboratories in collaboration with WHO 
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Subjects:
  1. Bacterial diseases other than those specifically mentioned 
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Types of activity:
  1. Outbreaks and emergencies 
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WHO Outputs:
  2.2.3 - Mitigate the risk of the emergence and re-emergence of high-threat pathogens
 
 
Responsible Officer:
  VAN KERKHOVE Maria D.
Phone:
  +41 22 791 1817

Technical Counterpart:
  COUTINHO REHSE Ana Paula
Phone:
  +4545336710
Email:
  coutinhoa@who.int
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork