Effective tuberculosis vaccine in the offing?
The airborne disease is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, but despite 20 years of intense global efforts no effective vaccine has been developed.
Nov 27, 2017, 13:47 PM ISTScientists develop new rapid blood test to accelerate TB diagnosis!
Making matters worse, TB bacteria can lurk dormant in a person's lung tissue, often for decades, before spontaneously producing full-blown TB disease that can then spread to others.
Mar 28, 2017, 13:45 PM ISTWow! Giant rats to sniff out tuberculosis in African prisons – Watch
African giant pouched rats to carry out the mass screenings for TB in prisons.
Mar 31, 2016, 21:27 PM IST