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Tuberculosis (TB) bacteria can be transmitted when someone with active TB in their lungs coughs or sneezes. People whose immune system is keeping TB under control (latent TB) can take a course of medication known as isoniazid preventive therapy in order to reduce their risk of developing active TB disease. Research is ongoing into a vaccine that could be given to people with latent TB.

TB transmission & prevention

Research offers simpler, effective treatment option for latent TB infection

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US CDC
16 May 2011
TB diagnosis

South Africa: Poor Response to TB and HIV

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AllAfrica
24 March 2011
TB transmission & prevention

ZIMBABWE: Fighting Past Fear to Treat TB

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Inter Press Service
24 March 2011
TB transmission & prevention

ETHIOPIA: Reducing TB risk in Addis Ababa

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IRIN Plus News
23 March 2011
TB diagnosis

The BCG World Atlas a world first in the fight against tuberculosis

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Eurekalert Medicine & Health
22 March 2011
Tuberculosis & HIV

A research agenda for TB

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Science Speaks
16 March 2011
TB transmission & prevention

Study shows a serious risk of side effects when having latent tuberculosis therapy over age 65

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Eurekalert Inf Dis
10 January 2011
TB transmission & prevention

HIV Patients Can Take Isoniazid Without Having a Chest X-Ray First

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Medscape
29 December 2010
Health services & systems

International guidelines launched to protect health workers against HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis

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International Labour Organization
20 November 2010
TB transmission & prevention

SOUTH AFRICA: Preventative TB therapy halves risk of death among ARV patients

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IRIN Plus News
11 November 2010
TB transmission & prevention

New TB vaccine enters clinical testing

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Eurekalert Medicine & Health
23 September 2010
TB transmission & prevention

Tackling TB to reach MDG targets: The promise of new vaccines

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Science Speaks
21 September 2010
TB transmission & prevention

Elderly might not benefit from TB vaccines in development

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Eurekalert Medicine & Health
20 September 2010
TB transmission & prevention

Zambia employs innovative techniques to stop spread of TB

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Science Speaks
9 September 2010
TB transmission & prevention

Prison overcrowding leading to TB spread in South Africa

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AllAfrica
2 September 2010
Prisoners

The HIV and TB Prison Crisis in Southern Africa

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Human Rights Watch HIV/TB
23 July 2010