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.
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A year after my last day with @lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social my work on modelling the impact of increasing men's access to care and reducing excess risk of TB has gone live @commsmed.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Tuberculosis (TB) disproportionately affects low-income populations due to socioeconomic barriers. Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) are promising str…
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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@kchorton.bsky.social
@uofgshw.bsky.social
Lara Goscé
We found that #TB epidemics are becoming increasingly urbanised.
Important implications for supporting effective public health interventions to end tuberculosis epidemics.
🧪 #MedSky
@uofgshw.bsky.social
@kchorton.bsky.social
@nswartwood.bsky.social
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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 (academic.oup.com/ije/article/...) with population-specific BMI distributions to find out...(www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
In our latest paper in @plosmedicine.org, we explore trade-offs in diagnostic algorithm, coverage, and duration of community screening for #TB, highlighting the importance of symptom-agnostic approaches and the need for strategies to sustain impact when screening ends.
plos.io/4tuD2SM
Alex Richards
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Great to see this work led by @alexandra-richards.bsky.social with @lightontb.bsky.social in @commsmed.nature.com. Further evidence that addressing gender disparities in TB burden and care are necessary for both an equitable response *and* an effective response. ⬇️
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...
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Almost a quarter of global tuberculosis incidence in adults could be averted by eliminating
undernutrition, approximately two-and-a-half times higher than current estimates.
These findings highlight t...
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Peter MacPherson
Peter MacPherson
Matthew Saunders
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...
Richards et al. use a compartmental transmission model of tuberculosis to understand the impact of strategies to improve men’s access to care and to reduce men’s excess risk of TB. In all four countri...
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In this systematic review & meta-analysis, Mortazavi & colleagues (@petermacp.bsky.social) investigate urban vs rural differences in #TB prevalence between 2000 and 2024 in 26 low- and middle-income countries, finding that TB epidemics have become increasingly urbanized 🧪 #MedSky
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In a systematic review and meta-analysis, Seyed Alireza Mortazavi and colleagues investigate urban versus rural differences in adult pulmonary tuberculosis prevalence between 2000 and 2024 in 26 low- ...
In this mathematical modelling study, Katherine Horton & co assess #TB community screening approaches & their estimated effects on TB incidence & mortality, concluding that methods that capture both infectious & non-infectious TB are needed to achieve sustained case reductions🧪
plos.io/4tuD2SM
PLOS Medicine
What if targeting TB in men could benefit entire populations?
This new modelling study from @alexandra-richards.bsky.social suggests exactly that 👇
✔️ More treatment coverage
✔️ Address social & structural risks
👉 Big reductions in TB incidence & mortality
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43...
New study led by @alexandra-richards.bsky.social.
Reducing men’s TB risk and improving treatment access could have big impacts on #TB incidence and deaths for men, women, and children.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
@kchorton.bsky.social
@uofgshw.bsky.social
@lightontb.bsky.social
PLOS Medicine
Peter MacPherson
The LIGHT Consortium
What if targeting TB in men could benefit entire populations?
This new modelling study from @alexandra-richards.bsky.social suggests exactly that 👇
✔️ More treatment coverage
✔️ Address social & structural risks
👉 Big reductions in TB incidence & mortality
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The LIGHT Consortium
In a mathematical modelling study, Katherine Horton and colleagues assess different tuberculosis (TB) community screening approaches and their estimated effects on TB incidence and mortality over ten ...
