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a video claims that a Ukrainian tuberculosis epidemic would threaten France
Published on 03/28/2024 22:20 Video length: 2 min Russian propaganda: a video claims that a Ukrainian tuberculosis epidemic would threaten France Russian propaganda: a video claims that a Ukrainian tuberculosis…
France recorded a rebound in tuberculosis cases in 2023
After a decline during the Covid-19 pandemic, last year marked “a change in trend”, with 4,728 cases declared, according to Public Health France. Published on 03/19/2024 08:42 Update on 03/19/2024…
The song forgets tuberculosis
Since BCG, popular music has been like the French population as a whole: it no longer remembers the ravages of an illness which had a profound impact on it for…
The tuberculosis crisis in Canada’s North is a social justice issue
Three hundred times. This is how much higher the rate of tuberculosis (TB) is among Inuit people than among non-Indigenous people born in Canada. It’s a staggering statistic, especially in…
Nunavik | Tuberculosis more present than ever
Tuberculosis, a disease virtually eradicated in the West, had a record year in the Far North of Quebec in 2023. Published at 12:48 a.m. Updated at 5:00 a.m. As of…
In a prison in Mozambique, artificial intelligence to track tuberculosis
In the courtyard of a maximum security prison in Maputo, Mozambique, a man with a shaved head, in an orange T-shirt crossed out with the word “inmate”, waits patiently, his…
Tuberculosis: WHO welcomes an increase in diagnoses and treatments
Deaths from tuberculosis fell last year amid a dramatic increase in diagnosis and treatment of the world’s second deadliest disease, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. • Read also: WHO…
Tuberculosis outbreak in Nunavik
The Far North of Quebec is facing a worrying outbreak of tuberculosis, which is putting pressure on an already fragile health system and leading to the cancellation of a major…
a case of tuberculosis detected in a college, 150 students will be screened
A quarter of the students at this college will have to do a blood test and a lung x-ray. If the result is positive, the person will be isolated for…
COVID-19 has slowed efforts to eradicate tuberculosis among Inuit
The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed efforts to eliminate TB among Inuit, so disease eradication goals may not be met on schedule. Posted at 3:39 p.m. Emily Blake The Canadian Press…
The World Health Organization is concerned about the return of tuberculosis in the world
The incidence rate of the disease increased by 3.6% in 2021, after falling around 2% per year for most of the past two decades. Article written by Posted on 27/10/2022…
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has raised a record $14.2 billion
The sum is however lower than the objective of 18 billion set by the institution, which wants to put an end to these deadly diseases by 2030. Article written by…
Armand Frappier and the fight against tuberculosis
This text is part of the special section 100 years of Acfas Around 1933, a young Canadian doctor landed in Montreal after a long Atlantic crossing. In his suitcases, a…
the BCG vaccine protects well beyond tuberculosis
This is an Australian study published in Science which for the first time details this mechanism which the discoverer of BCG, Albert Calmette, immediately spotted 101 years ago. A Swedish…
the BCG vaccine protects well beyond tuberculosis
This is an Australian study published in Science which for the first time details this mechanism which the discoverer of BCG, Albert Calmette, immediately spotted 101 years ago. A Swedish…
[Opinion] Tuberculosis still kills in Nunavut
The COVID-19 pandemic crisis has captured the full attention of the general public and brought to light the importance that good public health management can have in a population. Canada…
The Marseille IHU continued to deliver tuberculosis treatments “despite the reservations of the Medicines Authority”
The AP-HM confirmed on Wednesday the reluctance of the French regulator on the practices of the IHU of Marseille since 2017. Article written by Posted the 10/27/2021 8:08 PM Update…
Tuberculosis
What is it about ? Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious infectious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Koch’s bacillus, named after the German bacteriologist who discovered it in…
Medicines for the treatment of tuberculosis
What is it about ? Anti-tuberculosis drugs are drugs used to treat tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is a serious and contagious disease caused by bacteria. Infection occurs by inhaling contaminated droplets projected…