Tuberculosis vaccines
hideTuberculosis vaccines are vaccinations intended for the prevention of tuberculosis. There is currently only one tuberculosis vaccine available, bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG).
Other tuberculosis vaccines currently in development are:
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News tagged with tuberculosis vaccine
Emerging and re-emerging plagues: Is there a rising danger?
Sep 16, 2009 |
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As a result of dominant media coverage of new epidemic threats such as swine influenza, other infection risks receive less public attention than they deserve.
WHO paper: TB vaccine could kill babies with HIV
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The World Health Organization says a study has shown that babies with HIV could die if given a standard tuberculosis vaccine.
TB vaccine gets its groove back
May 19, 2009 |
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A team of Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators has cracked one of clinical medicine's enduring mysteries - what happened to the tuberculosis vaccine. The once-effective vaccine no longer prevents the bacterial ...
TB vaccine enters new clinical trials
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The world’s leading candidate for a tuberculosis vaccine, developed at the University of Oxford, is to enter Phase IIb proof-of-concept clinical trials, making it the first TB candidate vaccine ...
TB breakthrough could lead to stronger vaccine
Mar 03, 2009 |
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A breakthrough strategy to improve the effectiveness of the only tuberculosis vaccine approved for humans provided superior protection against the deadly disease in a pre-clinical test, report scientists at The University ...
New discovery gives tuberculosis vaccine a shot in the arm
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Feb 26, 2009 |
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A new article appearing in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology may lead to improvements in the efficacy of the current tuberculosis vaccine. Specifically, a team of Italian researchers discovered a new ...
