Bharat Biotech begins clinical trials of tuberculosis vaccine in Indian adults

These trials are being conducted by Bharat Biotech in close collaboration with Biofabri. (representative) Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech International Ltd on Sunday said it has started clinical trials of tuberculosis vaccine Mtbvac in adults in India. A press release from Bharat Biotech said this is the first human-derived TB vaccine produced by Spanish biopharmaceutical company Biofabri. … Read more

Blood test could identify tuberculosis that millions of people are unknowingly spreading

A blood test that could identify millions of people unknowingly spreading tuberculosis is about to be developed, scientists say. By comparing proteins found in the blood of people with active TB to those found in the blood of healthy people and people with lung infections, researchers at a UK university found that southampton A set … Read more

India’s missing TB cases to fall from 1 million in 2015 to 260,000 in 2023: Mandaviya

Last updated: February 7, 2024 09:45 UTC After two challenging years of the pandemic, India’s tuberculosis (TB) incidence has fallen by 16 per cent, almost twice the global rate of decline, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday. times. Addressing the Stop TB Partnership’s 37th Board Meeting virtually, he also said that the number … Read more