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Mexico News Daily
Published: Dec. 5, 2019, 9:28 p.m.·
Tags:
TB epidemiology
Tuberculosis (TB) cases have more than doubled this year, triggering an urgent call from an academic for the government to carry out an information campaign to stop the disease spreading.
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By
Treatment Action Group
Published: Dec. 5, 2019, 8:31 p.m.·
Tags:
Prevention,
Advocacy,
Access
Civil society takes legal action to contest patent applications filed by Sanofi on fixed-dose combinations of two decades-old drugs used to prevent TB.
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By
Stop TB Partnership
Published: Dec. 5, 2019, 7:18 p.m.·
Tags:
Latent TB,
Diagnostics
05 December 2019 I Geneva, Switzerland – The Stop TB Partnership’s Global Drug Facility (GDF) has expanded its Diagnostics Catalog by adding an IGRA (interferon-gamma release assay) test for latent TB infection. The products required to run the QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) IGRA are now available at a GDF-negotiated price of $15.90 per test by the manufacturer Qiagen (Hilden, Germany). This price is offered to any public sector or not-for-profit buyer in low- and middle-income countries when procuring through GDF.
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By
University of Surrey
Published: Dec. 3, 2019, 9:32 p.m.·
Tags:
Drug-resistant TB,
Treatment,
Scientific research
New drugs to treat strains of TB which have become resistant to treatment are now a possibility following a ground breaking discovery from the University of Surrey.
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By
Jacqui Thornton
Published: Dec. 1, 2019, 11:11 p.m.·
Tags:
Global TB response,
Prevention
As an effective vaccine for tuberculosis edges closer, there are calls for a greater focus on prevention as well as treatment until that day comes. Jacqui Thornton reported from the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health held 30 October - 2 November 2019 in Hyderabad, India in the The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
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By
Tereza Kasaeva
Published: Dec. 1, 2019, 10:07 p.m.·
Tags:
Global TB response,
HIV coinfection,
Advocacy
Dr Tereza Kasaeva, Director of the World Health Organization Global TB Program, released a message on the occasion of World AIDS Day, 1 December 2019.
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By
Freshscience
Published: Nov. 29, 2019, 10:42 p.m.·
Tags:
Scientific research
Aspirin could be used to treat the world’s deadliest infectious disease, according to new research conducted by Dr Elinor Hortle at the Centenary Institute in Sydney.
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By
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Published: Nov. 29, 2019, 10:20 p.m.·
Tags:
Global TB response,
Public health
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) released its November 2019 newsletter, presenting the initiatives and activities carried out during the month. It also contains information about upcoming events.
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By
World Health Organization
Published: Nov. 29, 2019, 9:56 p.m.·
Tags:
Global TB response
29 November 2019 | Hanoi: The pace of progress in addressing TB in children and adolescents remains slow, especially in ensuring access to TB prevention and care. To address this critical issue, WHO convened a global consultation on 26-28 November in Hanoi, Viet Nam, bringing together over 100 stakeholders from across 12 countries including national TB programmes, paediatric societies, technical and financial partners as well as civil society. The consultation was hosted by the Viet Nam Government.
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