Extensively drug-resistant (XDR-TB) strains have been detected in at least 55 countries worldwide. These data substantiate the need for rapid and reliable methods for drug-susceptibility testing ...
Advocacy groups, including Doctors Without Borders, have long called for the U.S. company Cepheid, which produces TB tests used in poorer countries, to make them available for $5 per test to ...
Oct. 3, 2024 — A new study identified that a semi-synthetic compound can be derived from natural compounds and shows potent activity against tuberculosis (TB), including multi-drug resistant ...
COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Hundreds of students and staff at Walton High School in Cobb County were tested for tuberculosis on Tuesday. The test was not given to everyone at the school. Cobb and Douglas ...
Walton High School tested around 300 students and staff for tuberculosis after a potential exposure. Public Health officials and school administrators identified individuals who needed testing to ...
Non-profit APOPO says it has trained rats to sniff out elephant tusks, rhino horns, pangolin scales and other wildlife products that are trafficked out of Africa.