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Researchers discover a potential vaccine to prevent tuberculosis in people of all ages

In a critical global public health development, a candidate vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) has been created using a gene-editing approach. TB remains the leading cause of death by infectious disease globally, with South...

21 June, 2024

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India chasing new Tuberculosis vaccines after 100 years

Chasing India’s target of eliminating tuberculosis by 2025, scientists at the Indian Council of Medical Research have recruited about 12,000 participants for a phase III study of two potential vaccines. The researchers...

11 October, 2021

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Common antibiotic found useful in accelerating recovery in tuberculosis patients

Globally, an estimated 10 million people develop tuberculosis (TB) each year and the disease remains a leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. Standard short-course anti-TB treatment still requires a...

22 June, 2021

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‘Game-changing’ TB vaccine shows promise in trials

An experimental tuberculosis (TB) vaccine could prevent people who have TB with no sign of illness from progressing to TB of the lungs for up to three years, potentially saving millions of lives, a study shows. The WHO...

25 November, 2019

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Patients with TB and HIV should receive prompt coordinated treatment for both conditions

Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading killer of people with HIV, and providing therapy for both illnesses simultaneously saves lives – according to new guidelines on the treatment of drug-susceptible TB developed jointly...

11 August, 2016

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Only 2 percent of DR-TB patients can access new treatments

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) released a new publication of DR-TB Drugs Under the Microscope, showing that just 2 percent out of the 150,000 people with drug-resistant tuberculosis have access to the new, better...

15 April, 2016

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Latent TB prevalence in China may be overestimated

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College in Beijing have found tuberculin skin testing may be overestimating the prevalence of latent tuberculosis in China. They suggest...

23 February, 2015

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New vaccine targeting adults, teens could eliminate TB by 2050

Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the Stop TB Department at the World Health Organization found that a vaccine given to adolescents and adults in low- and middle-income countries...

7 October, 2014

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Study shows TB vaccine variant more effective, cross protects against leprosy

A recent study led by researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles revealed that a variant of a century-old vaccine is more effective at protecting against tuberculosis in animal models. The results of the...

1 September, 2014

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TB vaccine may protect against progression to disease

Recent findings published by U.K. researchers indicate that a vaccine used to protect against tuberculosis disease may not only protect against acquiring the infection but could also prevent the progression of infection...

18 August, 2014

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