"The J&J/GDF deal is still a short-term solution, as high #TB burden countries in eastern Europe and central Asia – that remain excluded from the deal – will be blocked from procuring lowest-priced generics in the long run due to patent barriers."

Cost of #tuberculosis treatment halved in deal to permit generic versions

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/aug/31/cost-of-tuberculosis-treatment-halved-in-deal-to-permit-generic-versions

Nabity SA, Marks SM, Goswami ND, Smith SR, Timme E, Price SF, et al. Characteristics of and #deaths among 333 persons with #tuberculosis and #COVID19 in cross-sectional sample from 25 jurisdictions, #USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Oct [date cited]. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2910.230286 #research #epidemiology #TB #poverty #obesity

New research article in The Lancet Infectious Diseases>

Incidence and risk factors of tuberculosis among 420 854 household contacts of patients with #tuberculosis in the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort (2004–18): a cohort study

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(23)00371-7/fulltext

#TB

"early strains may be more virulent and therefore likely to elicit a greater immune response in the host"

Mapping the phylogeny and lineage history of geographically distinct #BCG vaccine strains

https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/mgen/10.1099/mgen.0.001077

#tuberculosis #TB

The outbreak report in The Lancet Infectious Diseases mention in the article:

Nationwide #tuberculosis outbreak in the USA linked to a bone graft product: an outbreak report

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9605268/

#TB

"The crisis lays bare the inadequacy of current #tuberculosis testing for tissue donations in the [USA] … There is no commercially available [#TB] test for bone tissue, which is used in spinal or dental surgeries repairing damaged bone. Even if that test existed, neither the FDA nor the American Association of Tissue Banks require companies to test their donor materials for TB."

Tuberculosis outbreak tied to bone grafts underscores shortcomings of testing

https://www.statnews.com/2023/08/11/tuberculosis-tb-bone-grafts-testing/

New research article in The Lancet Global Health>

Nutritional support for adult patients with microbiologically confirmed pulmonary #tuberculosis: outcomes in a programmatic cohort nested within the RATIONS trial in Jharkhand, #India

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00324-8/fulltext

#TB

New research article in The Lancet>

Nutritional supplementation to prevent #tuberculosis incidence in household contacts of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in #India (RATIONS): a field-based, open-label, cluster-randomised, controlled trial

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)01231-X/fulltext

#TB

The August issue of The Lancet Microbe is now online:

https://thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/issue/current

The journal is #OpenAccess 🔓, so you are free to explore all of its content, but these hashtags offer a flavour:

#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #AMR #Paenibacillus #hydrocephalus #BNT162b2 #HCV #hepatitis #tachykinins #tuberculosis #TB #OA

New comment in The Lancet Microbe>

Diagnostics to support the scaling up of shorter, safer #tuberculosis regimens

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(23)00217-3/fulltext

#TB

RT Eurosurveillance
Our new issue is available including a rapid communication on severe #hepatitis in neonates caused by #echovirus 11 from 🇮🇹
📰 https://bit.ly/EUS2824
#TB #tuberculosis #Ukraine #epidemiology #COVID19 #vaccination #VaccineEffectiveness #pandemic #epidemic #Mpox #IDtwitter https://t.co/hkyhXAXFiB

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Eurosurveillanc/status/1669405280512163848

RT @HorizonMagEU: Researchers are seeking to eradicate the deadliest human disease – #tuberculosis – by 2035.

Find out how ➡️ https://ec.europa.eu/research-and-innovation/en/horizon-magazine/eradicating-deadly-tuberculosis-better-tests-and-treatments?pk_source=twitter&pk_medium=social_organic&pk_campaign=health

#ResearchImpactEU https://t.co/FitBSl51f0

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_HaDEA/status/1668245870091943937

RT @HorizonMagEU: Researchers are seeking to eradicate the deadliest human disease – #tuberculosis – by 2035.

Find out how ➡️ https://ec.europa.eu/research-and-innovation/en/horizon-magazine/eradicating-deadly-tuberculosis-better-tests-and-treatments?pk_source=twitter&pk_medium=social_organic&pk_campaign=health

#ResearchImpactEU https://t.co/FitBSl51f0

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MSCActions/status/1668253544938369024

RT @IMPvienna
Fighting #tuberculosis with bacterial self-sabotage may soon be possible with the #BacPROTAC technology! Congrats to the @clausen_lab & collab. for their new study out in @cellcellpress! 🎉 A short thread... (1/)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S009286742300404X

En pacientes diagnosticado de infección por #Micobacteria del Complejo #Tuberculosis y relacionado con ganado caprino, matadero o toma de leche no pasteurizada hay que intentar descartar #Mycobacterium #caprae por secuenciación

Eurosurveillance | A One Health approach revealed the long-term role of Mycobacterium caprae as the hidden cause of human tuberculosis in a region of Spain, 2003 to 2022 https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.12.2200852

#Mycobacteriumcaprae

important new work by @KhaderShabaana lab highlighting the impact of #Bcells during #Tuberculosis. best of all - they are crucial players in protection after vaccination/challenge! https://rdcu.be/c83ty

While the #WorldTuberculosisDay may be long over, the topic should stay on top of the #PublicHealth agenda.

We hope you did not miss our latest #ECDConAir podcast episode dedicated to #Tuberculosis!

If that's the case, tune in here:
https://bit.ly/ECDConAir34
Yes! We can #endTB!

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1641081123273842689

@GHAFrance #WorldTuberculosisDay

We call on EU and Member States to substantially increase their investments in TB vaccine R&D! #TB #tuberculosis

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/mgracacarvalho/status/1639542062235152385

RT @Eurosurveillanc: #WorldTBDay

The 2030 #SDG target to #EndTB is only a few years away

As it stands, the EU/EEA will not reach the set targets to end #tuberculosis as a #publichealth threat by then, according to @Vero_Cristea et al.
👇🏾
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/983770

#WTBD2023

@stasiapc @SeniaRKlintz

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1639275116386189319

RT @WHO: Today is #WorldTBDay!

Let's #EndTB and bust some dangerous #tuberculosis myths ⬇️

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1639274322995888131