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Major Developments in Tuberculosis Fight

New tools to fight one of world’s deadliest diseases

Oct 20, 2021
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By: Shoba Shukla

Three major scientific developments have emerged that can potentially impact the global response to tuberculosis, the world's second deadliest infectious disease after Covid-19, not least of which is that mere regular breathing may be the primary driver of TB transmission rather than coughing.

The other two breakthroughs are that a simple…

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