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Africa: 'Exciting' News in Fight Against Drug-Resistant TB
allAfrica, 15 March 2019
In an important step in the fight against strains of tuberculosis which resist conventional treatments, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to review urgently a… Read more »
'Exciting' News in Fight Against Drug-Resistant TB
In an important step in the fight against strains of tuberculosis which resist conventional treatments, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has agreed to review urgently a new drug for approval.
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Zimbabwe: Shorter TB Drug Regimen Discovered
263Chat, 14 March 2019
International researchers have announced the discovery of a new and shorter drug regimen that prevents tuberculosis illness among people living with HIV and Aids. Read more »
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Africa: Why Warthogs Are Useful in Figuring Out How Bovine TB Spreads
The Conversation Africa, 6 March 2019
Tuberculosis is not just a human disease. Cattle also contract a similar type of bacteria, called bovine tuberculosis. Evidence suggests that it can be transmitted from cattle to… Read more »
InFocus
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People with drug-resistant tuberculosis continue to be deprived of the best-possible treatment in part because of high drug prices, according to Doctors Without Borders. Read more »
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Global Fund, an international financing organisation focused on ending epidemics, is working with the Nigerian government to increase efforts in controlling the tuberculosis ... Read more »
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A new study finds that a shorter course of drugs to prevent tuberculosis - one of the world's deadliest diseases - is effective and can safely be given to people who are also ... Read more »
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There have long been differences over the pricing of drugs crucial to combating disease in poorer countries, with international drugs companies, backed by Western governments, ... Read more »
