Nutritional status is a key determinant of TB. In this updated systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis (43 cohorts inc > 26 million people) we redefined the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and TB. doi.org/10.1093/ije/...

At a time when global resources for #TB research, development, prevention, and care are limited, which interventions should be prioritised in high burden settings?

📢 Our new pre-print compares the impact, cost, and cost-effectiveness of 9 TB interventions in 3 countries. 1/n

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📯 New research from @kchorton.bsky.social and colleagues from @lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social!

#TB incidence can rebound after community screening ends, meaning the gains made during a program can be erased in the years that follow. This highlights a major challenge in sustaining impact #EndTB #EpiSky

Scientists’ role in defending democracy

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Our work estimating the potential impacts of reductions in international donor funding for #TB is now out in @lancetgh.bsky.social:

bit.ly/3TDl28T

@raclark18.bsky.social @cfmcquaid.bsky.social @alexandra-richards.bsky.social @top-j.bsky.social @reinhouben.bsky.social @richardwhite321.bsky.social

Our new study examines social contact patterns in urban, peri-urban, and rural communities and their implications for #TB interventions like household contact tracing, infection prevention, and cluster RCTs. #MedSky #EpiSky #IDsky #TBSky

Read more in @plosglobalpublichealth.org

Great op-ed @usatoday.com from longtime TB Fighter Quinn Yates: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

New systematic review led by @hannahrickman.bsky.social shows annual risk of Mycobacterium #tuberculosis conversion in men and women diverges during adolescence and remains higher among men throughout adulthood.

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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

Tuberculosis still kills around 1.3 million people every year.

It was once a massive killer in Europe and the US, but not anymore. How did these countries manage to tackle it?

Our first article on TB in a three-part series: ourworldindata.org/tuberculosis...

TB & climate change: @who.int report out now, building on an analytical framework we developed to explore the intersections and implications for the TB epidemic. Key message? TB should be considered a climate-sensitive disease www.who.int/publications...

Can you believe it’s already been 25 years!?

Come join us on 20 June 2025 at 4pm UK time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Introduction to #Infectious Disease #Modelling course delivered by @lshtm.bsky.social and @ukhsa.bsky.social!

More info 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

The chest x-ray use pioneered by Alan Hart continues to be extremely important in screening for tuberculosis. Although no one accomplishes anything in isolation, I'd argue that Hart has helped saved MILLIONS of lives because chest x-rays have been so essential in driving down rates of TB globally.

Amid all the bad news in Global Health, perhaps some good news? A first analysis on the risk of false positive diagnoses in community-screening for tuberculosis using Xpert shows our clinic-based data is likely (very) wrong and overestimates false positives by >80%: tinyurl.com/yfecute9.

Come work with us at @lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social!
🏁Application closes Friday

New preprint out from @raclark18.bsky.social, @kchorton.bsky.social, and colleagues from @lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social. The sudden withdrawal of international aid risks reversing years of hard-won gains. Beyond USAID, potential funding cuts via The Global Fund could add nearly 1M #TB deaths #EpiSky

Modelling projects the devastating impacts of US funding cuts, including our estimates of #TB incidence and deaths @lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social @tb-lshtm.bsky.social

New review article

Integrating genomic and spatial analyses to describe #tuberculosis transmission: a scoping review

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#IDSky #ClinMicro #TB #OpenAccess #OA

Great to be able to finally get this work out, closing out my time with @lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social

In 2024, 68 million people were internally displaced by humanitarian crises, & are at increased risk of TB, the world's biggest infectious disease killer. We urgently need estimates to identify the scale of this problem & drive our response. We provide initial numbers here gh.bmj.com/content/10/3...

Undernutrition is the leading risk factor for TB globally, so its very exciting to see this roadmap for integrating nutrition into the care of people with TB out now in @lancetgh.bsky.social, led by the amazing @tbtakenseriously.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

It’s here! Ready to be both devastated and inspired by John Green’s "Everything is #Tuberculosis." Let's educate ourselves and demand action, understanding that knowledge is the first step towards dismantling injustice.
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social #TBSky #EndTB #EpiSky

A new analysis from my friend, Khai Tram, and his colleagues, estimates over 100,000 excess HIV-related deaths in the next year due to the current 90-day pause in PEPFAR funding. The actions of this administration are nothing short of reprehensible. Call your representatives!! #EpiSky #IDSky #MedSky

Climate change is likely to exacerbate determinants which drive TB, the world’s leading infectious disease killer. Commissioned by WHO, we developed an analytical framework outlining potential causal relationships between climate change and TB:
medrxiv.org/cgi/content/...
@lshtm.bsky.social @who.int