

How Effective is the BCG Vaccine?
Evidence have previously shown variation in the effectiveness of the Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine between trials, which calls...

World Health Organisation Global Progress Report on Tuberculosis Elimination 2019
On October 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO) published the Global Tuberculosis Report. Tuberculosis is an infectious disease and...


Study shows World TB Day effective in raising awareness of tuberculosis but gaps remain
A recent study quantified the impact of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day (WTBD) using internet-based data, with results showing that WTBD...


The burden of latent multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
In the past 10 years, there has been renewed interest in the early phases of the natural history of tuberculosis.Estimates suggest that...


The evolving research agenda for paediatric tuberculosis infection
Following exposure to tuberculosis and subsequent infection, children often progress to tuberculosis disease more rapidly than adults....

Union webinar on new latent TB infection guidelines now open access
The webinar, LTBI: New guidelines from the WHO; getting away from INH, examines various treatment regimens for latent tuberculosis...


Tuberculosis may have a much shorter incubation period than is widely thought
Tuberculosis has a much shorter incubation period than is widely thought, say Marcel A Behr and colleagues, and this has implications for pr


New Zealand Respiratory Conference 2018
The New Zealand Respiratory Conference is an annual event, which was established in 1998, and is the largest gathering, networking event,...


4-month regimen of rifampin was not inferior to the 9-month regimen of isoniazid for the prevention
Two groundbreaking studies, one in adults and the other in children, have trialed a less toxic drug than Isonaizid for latent TB and cut...

Australasian Tuberculosis Conference, Wellington NZ August 2018
Conference for professionals involved in all aspects of tuberculosis management: clinical care (investigation, diagnosis, treatment);...