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Tuberculosis

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The GeneXpert machines in Brazzaville, Congo analyses around 70 samples every day to detect TB. Many people with the disease, which is particularly prevalent in the Asia Pacific region and Africa, do not even get properly diagnosed. Copyright: WHO/OLUSIMI Vijay.

Missing TB cases ‘key to elimination’

28 Mar 2024

5 min read

3D illustration of Bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis.

Vaccine profiles: Tuberculosis

24 Oct 2023

7 min read

Vaccine Profiles Tuberculosis

TB screening in rural Uzbekistan. Credit: Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan steps up its fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis

9 Aug 2023

6 min read

Tuberculosis Antimicrobial resistance

The Kenya Medical Research Institute through its Centre for Respiratory Diseases Research is working on two groundbreaking TB vaccines for both adults and children. Credit: Joyce Chimbi

Kenya steps up its war against drug-resistant tuberculosis

6 Jul 2023

7 min read

Vaccine development Tuberculosis

A patient standing in front of an xray machine. Credit: Chioma Obinna

Lagos steps up search for uncounted, untreated TB patients

2 Jun 2023

5 min read

Tuberculosis

Doctor looking at an x-ray picture of lungs. Credit: Anna Shvets on Pexels

Algorithm could hold key to child TB diagnosis

28 Mar 2023

4 min read

Cross-posts Tuberculosis Innovation

In many developing countries TB vaccination for children after birth is mandatory. Credit: Paul Kane/Getty Images

TB in children isn’t being controlled - it’s key to fighting the disease for everyone else

23 Mar 2023

6 min read

Cross-posts Tuberculosis

Woman in a laboratory. Credit: Polina Tankilevitch on Pexels

New TB vaccines could produce substantial health and economic benefits in coming decades

3 Feb 2023

4 min read

Tuberculosis Vaccine development Videos

Scientist analyses flasks of saliva of TB patients. Credit: Yanick Folly/AFP via Getty Images

TB is once again the deadliest disease in Africa - what went wrong

20 Dec 2022

4 min read

Cross-posts Tuberculosis

W. L. Nandasena at the Colombo Chest Clinic, Sri Lanka. Credit: Aanya Wipulasena

Transforming tuberculosis treatment in Sri Lanka

13 Dec 2022

4 min read

Innovation Tuberculosis

An image of a blind harpist adorns the walls of the tomb of Nakht and his wife Tawy. Trachoma, an infectious eye disease, was common in ancient Egypt and remains a leading cause of blindness today. Source: flickr

5 ancient diseases and what the ancients said about them

21 Sep 2022

12 min read

Malaria Tuberculosis Rabies

Recovering TB patient Peter Wueh. Credit: Godfreeman Kaptigau

Papua New Guinea's fight against TB

1 Jul 2022

4 min read

Tuberculosis Routine immunisation Outbreaks

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