Videos from the 2012 International Union Against TB and Lung Disease World Conference in Kuala Lumpur, “Aspiring to Zero TB Deaths, New Infections, and Suffering”, are now available online. Discussion took place around four key topic areas: paediatric TB; case finding and diagnosis; TB treatment; and political will. You can access the presentation videos and […]
Wirral TB Fundraiser for TB Alert
TB specialist nurse, Lesley Brogelli, is organising a night of entertainment at the Wro Lounge in West Kirby, to raise awareness of TB and funds for TB Alert. Entertainment on the night includes live music, an auction and a raffle. Saturday March 23rd 2013 Tickets: £20 Contact: [email protected] For more details, see the event flyer.
Thousands potentially exposed to LA TB outbreak
The Daily MailThe Los Angeles County Department of Public Health are actively tracing over 4,500 people that they believe may have been exposed to TB, following a six year-long outbreak among the state’s homeless community. Eleven people have died from the TB since 2007, and a total of 78 cases have been noted. Of these, […]
Stop TB Partner, CNS, launches the Two by Four Campaign
The Two by Four: 2by4 campaign, hosted by the Citizen News Service (CNS), aims to raise awareness of two key populations and four key issues that need more attention around World TB Day: Women and children Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) Laboratory and diagnostics Private-public partnership (PPP) TB-HIV collaborative activities The campaign runs from 24th February to […]
TB ‘hiding place’ discovered
The Hindu31 January Recurrence of TB after successful drug treatment is a recognised challenge in tuberculosis control. Recurrence can happen as a result of reinfection, or, as scientists at Stanford University have established, through reactivation of dormant TB bacteria ‘hiding’ in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. The remarkable study published in the Science Translational Medicine […]