Category: Tuberculosis/TB
Tuberculosis cases rise, but public health agencies say they lack the resources to keep up
People think tuberculosis is gone. … It’s here and growing.
Seattle group reports TB vaccine advance
Temperature-stable TB vaccine is safe and provokes immune response By Brian Doctrow, Ph.D., National Institutes of Health. An experimental tuberculosis vaccine that can be stored at room temperature was safe and provoked an immune response in a Phase 1 clinical…
Using nanotechnology and AI to diagnose TB in children
Combining nanotechnology with artificial intelligence can diagnose tuberculosis in children in whom the deadly disease might otherwise go undetected.
Giving TB vaccine intravenously boosts its effectiveness
The vaccine against TB is usually injected into the skin. A new animal study finds injecting it into the bloodstream dramatically boosts its effectiveness.
Auburn Medical Center employee diagnosed with TB
An employee at MultiCare Auburn Medical Center’s Family Birth Center has been diagnosed with TB. But the risk that contacts were infected is low.