New vaccine shows protection against aerosol tuberculosis infection in monkeys
Researchers from Europe and the United States show that a new tuberculosis vaccine, MTBVAC, protects better than the current BCG ...
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No evidence to support use of BCG vaccine against COVID-19
BCG vaccination prevents severe forms of tuberculosis in children but reports of its efficacy against COVID-19 may be misleading.
Countries with a TB vaccine seem to have fewer coronavirus deaths
It's a surprising correlation which might offer more insight into why some countries are less vulnerable to the disease.
More effective tuberculosis vaccine passes early trials in Africa
It's a very promising development.
US FDA approves new treatment for drug-resistant TB
Few people affected by drug-resistant survive TB but new treatments offer a silver lining.
Tuberculosis in Europe is in decline but every 2 minutes 1 person is still diagnosed with TB
Overall, the situation in the European Region is improving slowly to end TB by 2030.
HIV + tuberculosis, a deadly combination, affects over 1 million people
As if having one of the two wasn't bad enough...
Tuberculosis could be eradicated by 2045 — if the world is willing to invest $2 bln./year
The highly infectious disease kills millions of people each year, and that's just a shame for a curable disease.
New non-antibiotic treatment hijacks tuberculosis bacterium
It could prove a valuable alternative to the way TB is currently being treated.
Rats successfully sniff out tuberculosis in children
The rats are much more efficient than the conventional test.
8 New Tools and Emerging Technologies For Tuberculosis
Science is making great progress in eradicating the infection that kills 1.7 million annually.