Bovine TB is recognised as a problem which devastates animals and farms. Badgers can carry the disease, and culling has … read more
Research, published in Scientific Reports, reports a reduction in bovine TB rates in areas surrounding badger culls. Prof Rosie … read more
Research, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, reports on the impact of culling on individual badger behaviour. Lord … read more
Reactions to an independent review on the bovine TB strategy. read more
An independent Review of England’s bovine TB strategy was commissioned by Defra in February 2018. The Review was published on Tuesday 13 November. read more
The BMJ has published an investigation into how researchers interpreted results of animal studies – before moving to human clinical trials – to test a new tuberculosis vaccine.
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16 years ago, there were no new TB vaccines being tested in clinical trials, despite a huge global burden of disease. Over the last 16 years there has been significant progress and we now have a pipeline of ~12 candidates being tested in human clinical trials. read more
Writing in the journal PNAS, a group has reported the generation of a genetically modified breed of cattle which are more resistant to tuberculosis than their unmodified counterparts, a trait which could be passed onto subsequent generations. read more
To coincide with the World Health Organization releasing its annual figures on the state of global tuberculosis at a major event in the US, vaccine scientists from the UK and the US came to London – dubbed the TB capital of Western Europe –to brief journalists at the Science Media Centre on the global effort to develop effective and affordable TB vaccines. read more
The World Health Organisation asked leading science and health experts to assess the science and impact of a new tabletop kit that can provide an accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis in just over one hour. read more
The subject of vitamin D is a controversial one that has been clouded with loud voices concerned with the health impacts from not getting enough, versus a strong message against excessive exposure to sunlight. The SMC amassed some key experts to discuss what impact vitamin D has on the immune system, asthma, type 2 diabetes, tuberculosis and what the latest epidemiological studies show on who’s getting enough and who isn’t. read more
A study published in the British Medical Journal has identified a rise in cases of tuberculosis in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The study also identified a global increase in rates of resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs. read more
Tropical disease researchers announced research concluding that because the “big three” infections-AIDS, TB and malaria-have caught the world’s attention countless other disabling and fatal infectious diseases in Africa have been pushed into the shadows. read more
On the eve of World TB Day the latest challenges and progress in controlling the TB epidemic are unveiled as the WHO’s Tuberculosis Control Report 2005 is released. read more
The Science Media Centre hosted the World Health Organisation press conference to launch this report. read more