Tag Archives: Tuberculosis
WHO asks India to conduct MDR-TB survey
The World Health Organization recently asked India to conduct a national survey on the spread of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. A recent WHO analysis showed that 80 countries have reported cases of MDR-TB within their borders, but only 34 countries have … Read More
WHO says TB in Russia displays highest known drug-resistance
The World Health Organization recently announced that tuberculosis cases found in Moldova, Belarus and Russia display the highest levels of drug-resistance known. The WHO, however, said that its data remain somewhat incomplete. Africa and India are thought to have higher … Read More
Aeras joins with NIAID for TB clinical test
The biopharmaceutical company Aeras recently announced that the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will join in support of clinical testing for a new tuberculosis vaccine. Aeras, the Dutch biopharmaceutical Crucell and the NIAID, which is part of … Read More
Indian government denies presence of totally drug-resistant TB
The Indian government recently denied the existence of totally drug-resistant tuberculosis in that country and is reportedly pressuring the physicians who identified it to say that they were mistaken. Portions of India’s medical community are frustrated with what they say … Read More
Several students test positive for TB at Colorado high school
According to a Denver Public Health official, several students at Longmont High School in Longmont, Colorado, have tested positive in blood tests for latent tuberculosis. As a result of the positive tests, the testing of staff and students at the … Read More
Indiana to pay for student’s MDR-TB treatments
State and local agencies will pay for the treatment of a northeastern Indiana student who was recently diagnosed with a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis. The State of Indiana and Allen County could potentially spend $250,000 for medicine alone in the … Read More
Totally drug-resistant TB may just be a misnomer
The reportedly developing “totally drug-resistant” tuberculosis in India may be an advanced stage of drug-resistant TB, which scientists called totally drug-resistant for lack of a better term. Zarir Udwadia, a doctor from PD Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Center … Read More
Rutgers professor receives NIH grant for TB prediction software
A Rutgers University – Camden professor has received a National Institutes of Health contract for his work with a software platform that can make predictions about the behavior of the tuberculosis bacteria. Desmond Lun, an associate professor of computer science, … Read More
Student tests positive for TB in Minnesota
Public health officials in Olmstead County, Minnesota, recently announced that a middle school student has tested positive for tuberculosis. The officials said that they are actively investigating the case but believe that the risk of exposure to other students and … Read More
Mumbai pulmonologist warns of totally drug-resistant TB
A top pulmonologist from Mumbai recently told the Indian government that he diagnosed 12 cases of tuberculosis in the city that are completely resistant to all current treatments. Zarir Udwadia reported the first four cases in a December letter to … Read More
