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Tuberculosis: vaccines, diagnostics and experience |
Kafka died in 1924 of tuberculosis, which remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases. This talk looks at the various aspects of tuberculosis from candidate vaccines, the role of genetics in TB treatments and the perspective of a patient. |
Helen McShane, Philip Fowler |
12 Jun 2024 |
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Is there a faster way to diagnose Tuberculosis? |
Tuberculosis is still one of the top ten causes of death worldwide, with 1.4 million people dying from TB in 2015. If your doctor suspects you have the disease it can take up to 6 weeks to get a diagnosis! |
Philip Fowler |
26 Jun 2018 |
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Creative Commons |
Fighting to end Tuberculosis |
Helen McShane and Dr Helen Fletcher talk about a new TB vaccine currently being developed at Oxford's Wellcome Trust Centre that could become a more effective vaccine against Tuberculosis. |
Helen McShane, Helen Fletcher |
10 Nov 2009 |
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Creative Commons |
Developing an improved TB vaccine |
Dr McShane talks about the University's work in creating an improved vaccine against tuberculosis and she also talks about the urgency of this research. |
Helen McShane |
28 Oct 2009 |