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V interesting step forward in discovering generalisable / public human T cell metaclones reactive to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens in vivo. Potential impact for: 👉 Risk stratification 👉 Vaccine design Do read more details in preprint 👇 #IDSky #TBSky #tuberculosis #immunosky

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MediaFaro Analysis 1d ago

Why is tuberculosis, the world's deadliest infectious disease, on the rise in the UK?

Tuberculosis (TB) cases rose 13% in England last year, with increases among both immigrants and people born in the UK.

After a downturn during the COVID pandemic, wealthy countries like the UK are now seeing a resurgence of TB that experts say is the canary in the coal mine for other health issues related to social deprivation.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250420-why-is-tuberculosis-the-worlds-deadliest-infectious-disease-on-the-rise-in-the-uk?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Health #TB #Tuberculosis #PublicHealth #Healthcare #UK

Why is tuberculosis, the world's deadliest infectious disease, on the rise in the UK?

Tuberculosis (TB) cases rose 13% in England last year, with increases among both immigrants and people born in the UK. After a downturn during the COVID pandemic, wealthy countries like …

Euronews

tbfighters 4d ago

Let's keep the #TBHillDay energy going! Join us in urging both the House and Senate to support the #Tuberculosis Dear Colleague Letter! Your rep's signature can make a big difference and help save lives. Contact them now! https://tbfighters.org/templates/dear-colleague

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Fighting for accessible tuberculosis testing and treatment to save over a million lives a year. Take action with us now.

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Jeweljam Apr 14

‼️ #Tuberculosis #NewHampshire https://www.wmur.com/article/new-hampshire-tuberculosis-testing-41125/64455720

pedestrian cyclist Apr 13

Awesome episode by 99percentinvisible once again.

#99pi #tuberculosis

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/623-everything-is-tuberculosis-john-green/

Everything Is Tuberculosis - 99% Invisible

You may know John Green as a Youtuber, a podcaster, or the mega best-selling author of Looking for Alaska, The Fault in Our Stars, Turtles All the Way Down, and The Anthropocene Reviewed. His latest book is called Everything Is Tuberculosis. It’s a deep-dive into one of the oldest and deadliest threats to humankind. “If

99% Invisible

US news | The Guardian Apr 12

Tuberculosis could end if there’s more US public health funding, experts say https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/12/tuberculosis-public-health-funding-us #Trumpadministration #UShealthcare #Tuberculosis #USpolitics #USCongress #JohnGreen #Kansas #USnews #Health

Tuberculosis could end if there’s more US public health funding, experts say

Resurgence could be on horizon as outbreaks pick up speed in US and abroad amid public health program cuts

The Guardian

RationizedInsanity🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸Apr 9

Yaaaaa....

The abscess or cavitary lesion in my lung (they kinda use the word interchangeably while they figure it out) may be #tuberculosis or a number of infections!

There could be other causes too.

But I have every single symptom now that I looked up what they are, and it can cause pneumonia!

I should have been hospitalized a month ago, the pneumonia covered up the lesion on the X-ray.

My lung is permanently damaged, one last gift from being #homeless until recently.

#health #medicine

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tbfighters Apr 5

Join us in telling Danaher that we need affordable diagnostics for MDR-TB and XDR-TB NOW, so no one has to suffer for years without an accurate #Tuberculosis diagnosis: https://tbfighters.org/action

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Fighting for accessible tuberculosis testing and treatment to save over a million lives a year. Take action with us now.

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tbfighters Apr 3

"Nothing is so privileged as thinking history belongs to the past" - John Green, Everything Is Tuberculosis. #Tuberculosis killed 1.25 million people in 2024, & will kill even more this year if we don't immediately reinstate USAID programs. Call your reps: https://tbfighters.org/action

Take Action | TBFighters

Fighting for accessible tuberculosis testing and treatment to save over a million lives a year. Take action with us now.

TBFighters

tbfighters Apr 2

We're one week away from #TBHillDay !! We have over 170 meetings on the books. TB haters will be meeting with more than 82% of senators. That's some powerful #Tuberculosis advocacy!