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EpiCore RFIs: Tuberculosis in a German School District

August 7, 2019January 25, 2023 Lauren Goodwin

Image courtesy of CDC Public Health Image Library The HealthMap system received a media report on August 2, 2019 that announced a tuberculosis outbreak in

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Antibiotic Resistance & Tuberculosis

November 20, 2015January 25, 2023 Kara Sewalk

On October 28th 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a press statement that announced Tuberculosis (TB) now rivals HIV/AIDS as the leading cause of

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Research & Policy

The Quest for Big Data – Does it Ever End?

June 18, 2014January 25, 2023 Karen Biala

Perhaps more than ever before, massive amounts of health data are available at the click of a mouse. HealthMap, for example, utilizes an automated process

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From the Agony of the Ancients to A Modern Mandate: March 24, World Tuberculosis Day

March 28, 2014January 25, 2023 Steven Purcell

We’ve been through this before here on The Disease Daily. Our avid readers know that tuberculosis has been around for centuries, though not always by

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Outbreak News

Reports of Bovine Tuberculosis in County Durham, North East England

November 14, 2013January 25, 2023 Naomi Nkinsi

Reports of Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) in livestock from Northeast England’s County Durham have local farmers worried that infections could spread to more areas. The herd

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Bacteria Without Borders: The Fight Against TB & Malaria

June 3, 2013January 25, 2023 Anna Tomasulo

In this series on superbugs—meaning bacteria that are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics—we’ve looked at germs on a national level. But you probably already know

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Research & Policy

Tuberculosis: A Persistent Cough

March 22, 2013January 25, 2023 Jason Hayes

The disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a strain of mycobacteria, has many names. Over the last two millennia, we’ve called it phthisis, the White Plague,

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L.A.’s Skid Row Battles Tuberculosis Outbreak

March 5, 2013January 25, 2023 Katharina Schwan

Los Angeles is known for many things: movie stars, a mild climate, and poor air quality, to name a few. Yet, media headlines tend to

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Research & Policy

First New Tuberculosis Vaccine Trial in Nearly a Century Yields Disappointing Results

February 12, 2013January 25, 2023 Steven Purcell

The first major study in nearly a century intended to test a new tuberculosis vaccine in infants was ineffective. The ‘MVA85A’ vaccine had been the

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Research & Policy

TB Rates Fall, But Many Hurdles Remain

October 26, 2012January 25, 2023 Robyn Correll Carlyle

The WHO published its annual Global Tuberculosis Report 2012 last week, providing a recap of the latest data and analysis regarding the tuberculosis epidemic. The

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