Institut Pasteur in Ho Chi Minh City

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Main entrance of the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City

The Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City is a Vietnamese national institute initially created by the French in 1891 under the name Pasteur Institute - Sai Gon, in 1975 renamed the Institute of Epidemiology, and in 1991 given the current name.

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The research in this institute is about dengue fever, diarrheal diseases, HIV, leptospirosis and poliomyelitis.

10°47′10″N106°41′17″E / 10.7861°N 106.6881°E / 10.7861; 106.6881


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