🚨 Exciting global health opportunity! @isglobal.org is hiring a Medical Research Fellow (Tuberculosis) in Manhiça, Mozambique. Lead impactful TB research with a top team. 🩺 MD + 4yrs clinical exp 🗓️ 2-yr contract 🔗 Apply: jobs.isglobal.org/jobs/6376227 #GlobalHealth #TB #ResearchJobs #PublicHealth

🔍 New MTBI-led study shows gaps in #TB awareness in #Mozambique particularly among adults w/ #HIV and caregivers of children. 🛑 Low TB knowledge ⚠️ Stigma 🚫 Gender barriers Call for community-driven interventions. 📖 journals.plos.org/globalpublic... #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #HealthEquity

In our latest personal view in @lancetrespirmed.bsky.social, we argue for the inclusion asymptomatic #tuberculosis in vaccine trial endpoints to potentially reduce the size, length, and cost of trials. doi.org/10.1016/S221... @lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social @tb-lshtm.bsky.social

💥Today we share great news! @agbasteiro.bsky.social has been honored with the XX Banc Sabadell Foundation Award for Biomedical Research! 👏🏾 🔗 fundacionbancosabadell.com/la-fundacion... #PremiosBiomédicaCiencias #LaCulturadelTalento #Investigación

Deben participar las personas encarceladas en ensayos de vacunas contra la #TB? "Hay que garantizar ensayos seguros y éticos para una vacuna que podría proteger su salud y la de sus familias", dice @agbasteiro.bsky.social#TB? #EndTB

Spain increases 11.5%its contribution to @Globalfund Fund, to fight #AIDS #TB and #malaria. Bravo! www.exteriores.gob.es/es/Comunicac...

We just published a piece about the participation of people deprived of liberty in #tuberculosis vaccine trials. Should they be protected from research, or through research? www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social @isglobal.org @mtbi.bsky.social

#MTBI was proud to join the 12th #EDCTP Forum last week in Kigali, Rwanda. The event brought together global leaders to advance clinical research and partnerships in sub-Saharan Africa. A great opportunity to connect, share insights, and support better health through global collaboration.

I am grateful for the opportunity to present at the #EDCTPforum in Kigali. We had a great session on #Tuberculosis prediction and early TB trajectories, with Shima Abdulgader and Edson Marambire. Chaired by @kkranzer.bsky.social & @willyssengooba.bsky.social

Great opening ceremony of the #EDCTPforum in Kigali, Rwanda 🇷🇼 Excited to be here and meet many colleagues and friends. Presenting this upcoming Tuesday on the science of #tuberculosis prediction @isglobal.org @mtbi.bsky.social @ub.edu

#MTBI members Dr. Lucía Carratalá & @joannaehrlich.bsky.social ‪joined other colleagues to present updates on the final key study results, main indicators & data management. 👏A great opportunity to showcase the hard work behind Impactful research on the advances in TB diagnostics. #endTB #Stool4TB

The #Stool4TB Consortium Annual Meeting in Eswatini kicked off with opening remarks from Dr. @agbasteiro.bsky.social, PI of the #MTBI initiative, and Ms. Rejoice Nkambule, Deputy Director of Public Health at Eswatini’s Ministry of Health.

This achievement highlights the power of collaboration, innovation, and commitment to advancing global health. #Stool4TB focuses on validating a qPCR stool-based test designed to improve TB diagnosis in children and people living with HIV. 🔗 Learn more: www.stool4tb.org

✨The final annual meeting of the #Stool4TB Consortium in Mbabane, Eswatini, was a great success — marking the conclusion of five years of collaborative research to improve tuberculosis diagnosis. Partners from across Eswatini, Uganda, and Mozambique came together to celebrate a major milestone!

Today @prados-rosales.bsky.social came to visit us. His presentation on extracellular vesicles for #TB diagnosis was extremely interesting and engaging. Come back soon Rafa!! @mtbi.bsky.social @isglobal.org

🟡 We're pleased to be participating in the TBnet Academy in Tirana this week! 📸 Today, Dr. @agbasteiro.bsky.social delivered a talk on Asymptomatic Tuberculosis, sharing insights on one of the most challenging aspects of TB control. #TBnetAcademy #endTB #MTBI

Alberto García-Basteiro (@agbasteiro.bsky.social) has been recognised as a “Fellow” by the European Respiratory Society — one of the highest honours in the field of respiratory medicine. 👏 Congratulations, Alberto! 🟠 www.isglobal.org/en/-/alberto...

I am happy to share this piece about "Transforming partnerships through transboundary research" published in BMJ Global Health. It addresses the structural asymmetries that continue to affect collaborations in global health @isglobal.bsky.social @mtbi.bsky.social gh.bmj.com/content/bmjg...

Latest #Stool4TB research! Performance of stool Xpert Ultra for #Tuberculosis diagnosis among adults with #HIV The study suggests it could be used as a complementary test in PLHIV, especially in those with low CD4 @hospitalclinic.bsky.social @isglobal.org @ub.edu www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Changes in incarceration and #tuberculosis notifications from prisons during the #COVID-19 pandemic in Europe & the Americas: a time-series analysis of national surveillance data Lower than expected #TB notifications! due to missing diagnoses? Lower transmission? www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

👏🏾 El debate de ayer de #CaixaResearch sobre #Tuberculosis fue imprescindible. La enfermedad infecciosa más mortal del mundo fue analizada en profundidad por @agbasteiro.bsky.social, @pjcardona14.bsky.social e Iñaki Comas. ➡️ Si te lo perdiste, aún puedes verlo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=USQv...

❗Hoy participamos en un debate de Caixa Research sobre #TB. Estará uno de nuestros PI @agbasteiro.bsky.social, junto con @pjcardona14.bsky.social e Iñaki Comas, con la moderadora Jessica Mouzo. ¡No os lo perdáis! Apúntate: caixaresearch.org/es/debates-c... #endTB #MTBI #CaixaResearch

💥 Today we are reminded that TB is one of the deadliest infectious diseases worldwide. Despite being preventable and curable, millions of people still suffer from its effects. MTBI is committed to improving TB diagnosis, treatment, and prevention to move closer to its eradication. #endTB #WorldTBDay

Comment published today, World #TB Day, in @lancetrespirmed.bsky.social about a phenotype of early #TB (bac-confirmed, lack of symptoms, chest X ray without abnormalities) @mtbi.bsky.social @isglobal.bsky.social @joannaehrlich.bsky.social @clarasuner.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🫁 #Tuberculosis has once again become the deadliest infectious disease worldwide. Up to 68% of transmission can come from asymptomatic people. On #WorldTBDay, we shine a light on these silent infections: 🟠 www.isglobal.org/en/healthisg... @agbasteiro.bsky.social @joannaehrlich.bsky.social

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Orgulloso del Dr Guillermo Sequera, (re)presentando los resultados de su tesis, “Dinámicas epidemiológicas de la TB entre las prisiones y la comunidad en Paraguay”. premiada hoy x la @tb-uitb.bsky.social (con otras 2) como mejor tesis en Tuberculosis de 2024 @isglobal.bsky.social @mtbi.bsky.social

Last year we released WHO Guidance on evidence generation (GEG) on new regimens for #TB treatment — a first-of-its-kind document that provides advise on how evidence should be generated to optimally inform WHO guideline development: bsky.app/profile/sgsc... www.who.int/publications...

El próximo 26 de marzo, no os perdáis el debate de Caixa Research sobre #TB en el que participará uno de nuestro PI @agbasteiro.bsky.social, junto con @pjcardona14.bsky.social e Iñaki Comas, con la moderadora Jessica Mouzo. Apúntate: caixaresearch.org/es/debates-c... #endTB #MTBI #CaixaResearch

🔬 #MTBI never stop learning to improve and continue growing as a team. Yesterday, some of our members participated in the Electrocardiography Update and Improvement Course, led by Dr. Neusa Jessen, which provided comprehensive insights into conducting and interpreting ECGs 👏

El miércoles 26 de marzo podéis seguir el debate "La tuberculosis sigue siendo la enfermedad infecciosa que más muertes causa". Con los ponentes Iñaki Comas, Alberto García-Basteiro (@agbasteiro.bsky.social) y Pere-Joan Cardona. tinyurl.com/59429djw

The PreFIT Consortium Annual Meeting continues! 🔬🚀 Today’s sessions covered key aspects of communication, dissemination, and exploitation, as well as scientific output and updates on PRESTO and collaborative studies. 📸 Some presentations were lead by #MTBI members @agbasteiro.bsky.social and @Dinis

It has been a fantastic #PreFIT meeting. Thank you to Prof Grant Theron @suhealthsci.bsky.social for hosting us and showing us the world class facilities at BMRI @isglobal.org @mtbi.bsky.social

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🔬✨ @clarasuner.bsky.social investigadora de #MTBI fue a visitar a los estudiantes del Institut El Cairat, para compartir cómo es el día a día de una científica e inspirar a los más jóvenes, que participaron en un experimento simulador de ensayo clínico. #MTBI #FuturoDeLaCiencia #científiques

#Measles is one of the leading causes of death among young children globally. In 2023, an estimated 107 500 people died from measles, mostly children under age 5. bit.ly/48SAtkf

With its anti-science and anti-public health policies, the US is now at risk for outbreaks of tuberculosis As @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social put it, "TB is both a form and expression of injustice" www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🗞️News 📰Historic #TB outbreak a wake-up call for US policy makers Written by @bryantfurlow.bsky.social tinyurl.com/8u6nmf4a #EndTB #TBsky #tuberculosis @theunion-tblh.bsky.social

This looks great. 🔥👇🏻 #TBsky

Looks like Canada's #tuberculosis stats for 2023 were quietly released. 2217 cases. www.canada.ca/content/dam/... First time breaking 2000 cases since 1994. Highest number of cases since 1984.

US Ambassador in Mozambique Tells Rubio USAID Cuts Would Cause ‘Major Vulnerability’ in Africa www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...

⭕️Given the intricate relationship between #TB, #HIV, and malnutrition, our findings provide valuable insights to enhance risk stratification and inform preventive strategies in high-burden settings. ➡️Full article: lnkd.in/dxA438pe

Interesting paper published today in Chest, led by Cheng Chen and Leo Martinez. High frequency of reversions observed when serial QTF is performed. Reversion rates decreased with time from exposure and at older ages. Data from 4 different countries @chest linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...

🙌We are delighted to share that we have officially completed all recruitment for the #Stool4TB project. The final numbers for their pediatric and adult cohorts stand at 1290 and 677 participants respectively. This is an amazing achievement! Learn more: stool4tb.org

Great work led by @dinis.nguenha and many other colleagues involved in the #WHIP3TB clinical trial. Btw, WHIP3TB was funded by #USAID :) #tuberculosis #TB @isglobal.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @aighd.org @auruminstitute @CISManhica

Calling all #TB researchers! The abstract deadline for the 2nd Conference on Innovations in Tuberculosis 2025 (12 May, Windhoek, Namibia) is coming up! 💡Focus: diagnostics, screening, to comorbidities, & more! ⏰Deadline: Fri, 14 Feb 🔗 amededu.co/3Cpymsu #INNOVATIONSTB #TBSky #MedSky #IDSky

👏🏾 We are delighted to share that we have officially completed the follow up for PreFIT study. HURRAY!! 🙌🏾 PreFIT study addresses the need for better diagnostic tools for tuberculosis. ➡️ Learn more about it: predictingtb.org

I wonder how Elon Musk (for whom no one voted for btw) defines criminal organization. I understand he will enlighten us with strong evidence... On the contrary, there is vast evidence on how #USAID has saved millions of lives over the years...

A year ago, at the end of 2023, the WHO added #noma to its official list of neglected tropical diseases #NTDs. This paper highlights the remaining challenges in the fight against the disease and proposes a roadmap for a comprehensive and effective approach: 🟠 www.isglobal.org/en/-/el-noma...

I can confirm that #tuberculosis control activities supported by USAID in the district of Manhiça @mtbi.bsky.social , #Mozambique, have been halted. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...