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When she was pregnant with her second child, Busisiwe Beko was living with HIV, but that didn’t worry her. She had been taking antiretrovirals for years and as an experienced Aids activist in South Africa she knew that as long as she continued to take her pills every day, her second baby would be born free of infection, just like her first.

Tuberculosis is a confounding scourge. It’s the leading cause of death from infectious disease in the world, and yet it’s estimated that those deaths represent perhaps 5% of infections with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Antibiotics can take credit for saving the lives of some of those with Mtb, but a chasm nevertheless persists between the prevalence of infection and the targeted severity of its impact. A growing body of evidence suggests genetic vulnerabilities to TB account for that gap.

The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IJTLD) is the official publication of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union).

"No effort to end TB will be successful without a robust AMR response, and no AMR response will be completed without eliminating TB."

The World Health Organization issues Rapid Communication on key updates to the treatment of drug-resistant TB.

Despite 25 years of clinical trials, there has been only modest progress in improving treatment of rifampin-susceptible TB.

Aug 21, 2024 -- Search giant Google said on Tuesday that respiratory healthcare startup Salcit Technologies is exploring using its Health Acoustic Representations (HeAR) bioacoustic foundation model to enhance early detection of tuberculosis based on cough sounds.