Promising New TB Vaccine

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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 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.
Tuberculosis causes 1-point-7 million deaths a year and is the biggest global cause of death from any infectious disease.
Source and video:   http://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/new-tb-vaccine-safely-fighting-disease-researchers/

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	I found these figures shocking! - Technophobe. 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 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. Tuberculosis causes 1-point-7 million deaths a year and is the biggest global cause of death from any infectious disease. Source and video: http://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/new-tb-vaccine-safely-fighting-disease-researchers/
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