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New TB vaccine is safely fighting the disease: Researchers
24 March 2018, 2:55 PM
Tuberculosis causes 1-point-7 million deaths a year and is the biggest global cause of death from any infectious disease.
Researchers have released preliminary results from a clinical drug trial for a new http://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/south-africans-urged-prioritise-tb-screening/" rel="nofollow - Tuberculosis
vaccine, which shows signs of safely fighting the disease. The trial by
the South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI) at the
University of Cape Town the Infectious Disease Research Institute and
global biotechnology organisation Aeras, form part of a global effort to
develop a new TB vaccine.
The results are released as World TB Day is marked on Saturday.
According to UCT lead researcher, Professor Mark Hatherill, in South
Africa, 50-80% of adults are infected with the bacteria which causes the
disease, and the incidence of TB disease is one of the highest in the
world.
The trial showed that South African adults tolerated the treatment
well, supporting further development and clinical testing. Globally,
approximately 10% of people infected with the TB bug develop TB disease
over their lifetime, but this vaccine could help to prevent the disease,
which is spread by coughing.
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