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Typhoid Stalks Harare
Over the past few weeks some 900 residents of the Zimbabwean capital Harare have been diagnosed with typhoid, and about 60 have been admitted to hospital, say health authorities.
Union Ministry of Health And Family Welfare Sends Team of Doctors to Mumbai to Investigate Rumored Cases of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
India’s Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has sent a central team of doctors to Mumbai to ascertain facts about the reported cases of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis cases. The central team comprising of Sr. Chief Medical Officer, Central TB Division...
Study Takes Aim At Education-based Death Rate Disparities
A study in the December issue of the American Sociological Review has brought new understanding as to why death rates for less educated middle aged adults are much higher than for their more educated peers despite increased awareness and treatments aimed...
Gauteng Provincial Government’s Intensified Tuberculosis Management Program Sees Major Improvement in the TB Cure Rate
The Gauteng provincial Government’s intensified Tuberculosis (TB) management program has seen a major improvement in the TB cure rate.
Discordance Among Commercially-available Diagnostics for Latent TB Infection
In populations with a low prevalence of tuberculosis (TB), the majority of positives with the three tests commercially available in the U.S for the diagnosis of TB are false positives, according to a new study. “We compared commercially available...
Vaccine Targeting Latent TB Enters Clinical Testing
Statens Serum Institut and Aeras has announced the initiation of the first Phase I clinical trial of a new candidate TB vaccine designed to protect people latently infected with TB from developing active TB disease. The trial is being conducted by the...
Tackling the Burden of Tuberculosis in Pakistan
Pakistan has intensified efforts to contain tuberculosis (TB), which affects about 17,000 people, making the country sixth among nations with the highest burden of disease, according to officials.
Scientists Find Vitamin D is Crucial in Human Immune Response to Tuberculosis
Vitamin D is not just important for building strong bones — it also plays an essential role in the body’s fight against infections such as tuberculosis, an international research team including UCLA scientists has found.
