In 1895 he returned to the Institute Pasteur in Paris and with Émile Roux, Albert Calmette and Amédée Borrel, prepared the first anti-plague serum.

The Institute Pasteur of Morocco is an active partner, providing technical assistance on site as well as training opportunities in Morocco.

Dr. LeDuc said the full team, which will include experts from the Institute Pasteur, is expected to arrive in Kikwit by the weekend.

He joined the Institute Pasteur in Paris when he was 19 years old.

He also financed the creation of the Institute Pasteur, helped underwrite the construction of Wagner's Bayreuth Festspielhaus, as well as subscribing to similar projects.

Since its founding, the Institute Pasteur has brought together scientists from many different disciplines for postgraduate study.

The Institute Pasteur in Antananarivo is the place to contact about treatment.

Being bitten by a dog is a distinct possibility - there are at least 20 such cases a day in the Antananarivo area alone (according to Institute Pasteur) and 5 people died of Rabies last year.

Both Institute Pasteur and Université Louis Pasteur were named after him.

His body lies beneath the Institute Pasteur in Paris in a spectacular vault covered in depictions of his accomplishments in Byzantine mosaics.