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Disease Outbreaks- Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – updateThe Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt has notified WHO of a new case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. […]
- Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia – updateThe Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced one new confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus. […]
- Avian influenza – situation in Viet Nam - updateThe Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced a confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. […]
- Yellow fever in CameroonIn December 2011, the Ministry of Health of Cameroon notified WHO of a yellow fever outbreak in the North Region of the country. […]
- Yellow fever in GhanaOn 20 December 2011, the Ministry of Health of Ghana notified WHO of a yellow fever (YF) outbreak occurring in 3 districts; Builsa and Kassena-Nankana-West in the Upper East Region and Kitampo-South in the Brong Ahafo Region located in the mid-western part of the country. […]
- Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – update
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Novel Tuberculosis Research Technology Published in JoVE
Posted on February 16, 2012 | No CommentsAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), one-third of the world’s population is currently infected with tuberculosis bacteria. The bacteria is incredibly resistant to treatment, and despite its prevalence, very... -
The Forsyth Institute receives Grand Challenges tuberculosis biomarkers grant
Posted on February 15, 2012 | No CommentsCAMBRIDGE, Mass., − The Forsyth Institute announced today that it will receive a tuberculosis (TB) biomarkers grant through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges in Global Health program,... -
Bacteria provides clues to fight TB, says Rutgers-Camden researcher
Posted on January 30, 2012 | No CommentsCAMDEN — A Rutgers–Camden professor is using his expertise in computer science to aid in the development of new methods to fight tuberculosis. -
Aeras and CNBG sign agreement on tuberculosis vaccine R&D
Posted on January 12, 2012 | No CommentsAgreement positions China as a critical player in the TB vaccine field ROCKVILLE, MD, USA/BEIJING, CHINA — The global fight against the tuberculosis epidemic receives a boost today as Aeras... -
University of Texas chemist receives major grant to improve detection of drug-resistant tuberculosis
Posted on December 23, 2011 | No CommentsAUSTIN, Texas — Developing a simple, paper-based test for drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is the goal of a University of Texas at Austin chemist, whose project just received a $1.6 million... -
Vaccine targeting latent TB enters clinical testing
Posted on December 2, 2011 | No CommentsOne-third of the world’s people have latent TB COPENHAGEN, DENMARK/ROCKVILLE, MD, USA – Statens Serum Institut and Aeras today announce the initiation of the first Phase I clinical trial of... -
Researchers validate preclinical effectiveness of TB drug target
Posted on November 30, 2011 | No CommentsMenlo Park, Calif. — In research at SRI International, scientists evaluating new drug targets against tuberculosis (TB) recently validated the preclinical effectiveness of a target that could rapidly eliminate infections... -
[Comment] Point-of-care tuberculosis diagnosis: are we there yet?
Posted on October 23, 2011 | No CommentsLow-cost, point-of-care tests for HIV and malaria have completely transformed the management of these serious diseases. By contrast, suboptimum and delayed diagnosis of tuberculosis continues to fuel the epidemic in... -
For patients with both HIV and tuberculosis the timing of drug therapies is critical
Posted on October 20, 2011 | No CommentsNew study finds that optimal time to integrate HIV treatment with TB therapy may depend on the degree to which the patient’s immune system is compromised In sub-Saharan Africa, tuberculosis... -
Tuberculosis bacterium’s outer cell wall disarms the body’s defense to remain infectious
Posted on October 5, 2011 | No CommentsCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The bacterium that causes tuberculosis has a unique molecule on its outer cell surface that blocks a key part of the body’s defense. New research suggests this...
