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A more effective way to find the chink in TB’s armour

Scientists have devised a more effective way to fight tuberculosis by identifying proteins in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the bacterium that causes the disease. Pharma companies can now concentrate on making drugs...

2 April, 2015

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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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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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Investigational TB vaccine to be tested

Nonprofit biotech company Aeras has announced the initiation of a randomized controlled trial to test a tuberculosis vaccine candidate in adolescents, according to a news release. Using a new trial design, researchers...

17 March, 2014

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Patients with untreatable tuberculosis ‘are spreading infection’

A new study published in The Lancet has found that patients in South Africa with untreatable tuberculosis are being discharged into the community, which, according to researchers, is contributing to the spread of the...

20 January, 2014

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TB vaccine may help prevent multiple sclerosis

A vaccine used to prevent tuberculosis in other parts of the world may help prevent multiple sclerosis (MS) in people who show the beginning signs of the disease, according to a new study published in the December 4...

6 December, 2013

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World TB Day

March 24 marked World TB Day, commemorating the date in 1882 when the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was announced. World TB Day serves to raise awareness about TB issues and to support worldwide TB control...

25 March, 2013

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An optimistic era for global infectious disease control

The world has an “historic opportunity” to contain and end three of humanity’s deadliest scourges by focusing on their “hot zones,” according to Mark Dybul, the newly appointed director of...

15 February, 2013

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Most advanced Tuberculosis vaccine in 90 Years fails to boost protection

Results from a highly anticipated clinical trial of the most advanced tuberculosis vaccine in 90 years showed that it failed to protect babies against the infectious disease, researchers said on Monday. The experimental...

5 February, 2013

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