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More evidence, better diagnostics needed before redefining severe forms of drug-resistant TB

Reports of tuberculosis (TB) cases with severe patterns of drug resistance are increasing, said experts who attended a World Health Organization (WHO) meeting in Geneva March 21-22, 2012. Participants stressed that the...

1 June, 2012

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Alaskan doctors battling high TB rates

Health officials in Alaska hope to use a new set of tools to identify and treat tuberculosis. Alaska currently has the highest rate of TB in the United States, more than double the national average. Often times, cases...

19 April, 2012

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Twelve new tuberculosis vaccines in clinical testing phase

Leaders in the global fight against tuberculosis reported historic progress at a Senate briefing on TB.

30 March, 2012

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Alarming scale of multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis requires rapid response to prevent emerging global crisis

Of the 9.4 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases diagnosed each year, approximately 5% are multidrug resistant (MDR).

29 March, 2012

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TB researchers and advocates must work together for a more effective vaccine

According to representatives of Aeras, a Rockville, Maryland-based non-profit dedicated to developing new vaccines for tuberculosis

27 March, 2012

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More than 900 000 lives saved by protecting people living with HIV from TB

Updated WHO guidance scales up effective public health interventions to reduce TB deaths for people living with HIV.

5 March, 2012

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TB levels in London as high as those in some African countries

A new survey by Britain’s National Health Service shows that tuberculosis infection rates in some London neighborhoods match those in found in African countries where the disease is endemic.

29 February, 2012

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HIV research leverages TB vaccine development

The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH), has joined as a partner for a Phase II proof-of-concept clinical trial of a...

2 February, 2012

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TB vaccine candidate shows early promise

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University reported that they have developed a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate that has proved both potent and safe in animal studies.

12 September, 2011

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Organisation of Islamic Cooperation renews dedication to polio eradication

Polio eradication was a hot topic at the 38th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the newly renamed Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

13 July, 2011

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