It's been 10 years since we published our first review of sex differences in #TB prevalence. In this update, we found men remain twice as likely as women to have TB, and disparities have likely widened over time.
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
New: Risk & cause of death among people living with #HIV admitted to hospital
Overall mortality remains unacceptably high (16%) & probably hasn’t changed since 2000
AIDS-related conditions (72%) esp. #TB (27%) main cause of death
dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2...
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Poverty is a major driver of TB.Conditional cash transfers combined with counselling improve pre-treatment loss to follow-up.In this economic analysis our modelling projections show that this intervention is cost-effective and can reduce incidence and mortality.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
So...what would happen to the global TB epidemic if we "eliminated" undernutrition? Our paper out now @lancetgh.bsky.social, where we combined estimates from our review (doi.org/10.1093/ije/...) with population-specific BMI distributions to find out...(www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...)
Out now! Our preprint reviewing effects of extreme weather events on TB.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
@mjsaunder.bsky.social with Lauren Linde & Leo Martinez @bostonu.bsky.social & many others @tb-lshtm.bsky.social @lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social @lshtm-planet.bsky.social
Budding infectious disease modellers:
We're running our intermediate-level infectious disease modelling short courses at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Each course is 4 days, and we're running them over the first two weeks of September.
New publication now out in @lancetgh.bsky.social!
New #TB #vaccines are being trialled in older adolescents and adults, and we comment on the advantages and challenges of including younger adolescents who have historically been excluded.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
New evidence is shaping TB policy and care in Uganda 🇺🇬 Through LIGHT, researchers at Gombe and Mityana Hospitals tested gender-responsive TB screening to improve diagnosis and care for men.
📄 Read the evidence brief: mli.mak.ac.ug/light-eviden...
🎥 Watch the Uganda video: youtu.be/BuM0MVoQnoQ?...
Tuberculosis (TB) disproportionately affects low-income populations due to socioeconomic barriers. Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) are promising str…
Current efforts to reduce global tuberculosis incidence have proved insufficient, highlighting that urgent action is needed to address underlying modi…
The infant tuberculosis vaccine, BCG, prevents severe tuberculosis disease, but protection
is rarely durable beyond childhood. New tuberculosis vaccines are being developed
for the prevention of infec...
We updated our review of sex diff. in #TB prevalence
In 102 surveys (4.7M participants) men were 2x as likely to have TB than women
Evidence consistent with sex differences widening over time
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journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
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