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| 24/01/12…University of Oxford courses |
| The University of Oxford are running several short courses over the coming months that may be of interest to clinicians working in the TB field. Read more... |
| 17/01/12…Growing fears over TDR-TB - BBC Health |
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Doctors have expressed growing concerns over the recent cases of TDR-TB in India, reports the BBC. A team of doctors has been sent to Mumbai to investigate, whilst there are reports of similar 'incurable' TB cases emerging in Italy and Iran. Read more...
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| 17/01/12…Further news on 'totally' drug-resistant TB - Daily Mail |
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Twelve new cases of a virtually untreatable strain of TB have been reported in India, writes the Daily Mail. All 12 of the patients affected have been treated in a hospital in Mumbai and haven’t responded to any of the medication given to them. A US based TB expert said they appear to be totally resistant to any available drugs. Read more...
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| 10/01/12…'Totally' drug-resistant TB found in India |
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News has recently broken in India of the existence of at least 12 patients infected with a strain of tuberculosis which has become resistant to all the drugs currently used against the illness. Doctors in Mumbai are now calling the strain TDR-TB, for Totally Drug-Resistant. Read more…
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| 03/01/12…Infectious diseases in non-UK born populations in the UK |
| The Health Protection Agency have released their second report on Migrant Health, which has found that 73% of TB cases reported in the UK were among people born abroad and that some migrants may have more complex health needs than the UK born population. Read more... |
| 22/12/11…New findings from The Lancet |
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The latest edition of The Lancet reports on research into diagnostic devices for latent TB infection, finding that no devices can accurately predict the development of active tuberculosis. Read more...
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| 09/12/11…New report finds post natal women more susceptible to TB |
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A new study released today has found that Post Natal women have an ‘increased risk’ of contracting TB. According to a new UK-wide study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the risk of TB diagnosis is significantly increased in women during the first six months after pregnancy. Read more...
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| 07/12/11…Annual HPA TB Surveillance Report |
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The Health Protection Agency's annual TB surveillance report has been released today. The report found that there has been a decrease in the number of TB cases in the UK between 2009 and 2010, from 8,917 to 8,483 - a decrease of 4.9 per cent. However, 1 in 20 TB patients were found to fail to complete their treatment, which increases the risk of drug-resistance. Read more...
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| 01/12/11…TB Management and Control training course |
| Birmingham and Midland Institute are running a two and a half day intensive training course in Tuberculosis Management and Control, for medical professionals, in May 2012. Read more... |
| 01/12/11…HPA Conference |
| The HPA are running the 6th Annual Conference of the Union Europe Region on International Union against TB and Lung disease. The conference is spread over 3 days and focuses on a range of TB topics. Read more... |
| 23/11/11…New TB training curriculum |
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A new curriculum has been released designed for training TB professionals, NGO’S and civil society activists at national and local levels who are involved in ACSM efforts. The programme focuses on overcoming barriers to TB control through advocacy, communication and social mobilisation. Read more...
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| 16/11/11…TB Symposium |
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The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine are running a one day symposium this February, focusing on the social issues of tuberculosis and how this agenda can be taken forward. Read more...
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