With WHO’s emphasis on the development of non-syringe vaccine delivery through the Global Vaccine Action Plan 2011-2020, mucosal vaccine delivery can be explored as a strategy for vaccination against TB.

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Researchers at the National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, have discovered that the use of a common antibiotic, doxycycline, in combination with TB drug treatment, reduces the size of lung cavities and accelerates markers of lung recovery. This was done in a trial with 30 pulmonary tuberculosis patients.

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At Washington, Scientists have found a compound that prevents and even reverses resistance to a widely used antibiotic for treating tuberculosis -- the most lethal infectious disease worldwide.

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Scientists, including those from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore, discovered that the compound, known as epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), can inhibit the growth of a tuberculosis-causing bacteria strain.

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Global efforts are derailed by this pandemic to   tackle Tuberculosis. Following national lockdown the weekly and monthly number of TB case notifications fell by more than 50% between the end of March and late April.

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