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Experts meet on latest advancements in TB research
TweetThe international “TB Vaccines for the World” conference was held this week, bringing together international experts on tuberculosis research for three days in Orlando, Florida. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects one-in-three people on the earth, resulting in seven to eight million cases … Read More »
Oxford Emergent Tuberculosis Consortium presents at Power of Vaccines event
TweetAdam Stoten, the deputy general manager of the Oxford Emergent Tuberculosis Consortium, recently made a presentation on the progress of new tuberculosis vaccine candidates at the Power of Vaccines symposium. Stoten said that while there has been major progress made … Read More »
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Vaccination against 2009 H1N1 protects against multiple strains
TweetResearchers have determined that vaccination against the pandemic 2009 H1N1 vaccine can generate antibodies against other influenza virus strains as well, including H3N2 and H5N1. The new discovery, combined with a 2011 finding that people infected with pandemic 2009 H1N1 … Read More »
Non-profit teams with mining company for TB vaccine trials
TweetAeras, a non-profit organization with 12 tuberculosis vaccine candidates, has agreed in principle to a deal with Anglo American to make its Southern African mines available for vaccination trials. TB rates are close to the highest in the world in … Read More »
Scientists create malaria vaccine from algae
TweetBiologists at the University of California – San Diego have created a genetically-engineered algae that produces possible candidates for a malaria vaccine. If such a procedure is effective on a large scale, the achievement could lead to the inexpensive manufacturing … Read More »