The STDC receives highly infectious TB samples from western Maharashtra for laboratory testing, research and analysis ...

The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025 (WCLH 2025), organised by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) is the world’s largest gathering of lung health ...

The Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Leprosy, and Malaria (BACATAMA) said it had treated more ...

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon. Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) is a key stimulator of macrophage defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and Mycobacterium leprae ...

Maharashtra is once again conducting the Leprosy Case Detection Campaign (LCDC) in 2025, continuing the effort for the sixth ...

A team led by University of Pittsburgh's Graham Hatfull has developed a method to construct bacteriophages with entirely synthetic genetic material, allowing researchers to add and subtract genes at ...

In an effort to curb the spread of leprosy and ensure timely treatment for patients, the Maharashtra government has officially declared leprosy a “notifiable disease.” As per this directive, it is now ...

New Delhi, Nov 1 In a major boost to fight leprosy, the Maharashtra government on Saturday declared that the chronic infectious condition is a “notifiable disease”. The mandate will help curb the ...

Amid rapid surge in the number of tuberculosis cases among detainees at the Police Intervention Unit (PIU) detention facilities, the Gambia Police Force with the support from partners on Tuesday ...

The only armadillo native to the United States is the nine-banded. Armadillos are the only mammal other than humans to carry a specific strain of leprosy. The armadillo's closest animal relative is ...