Research Roundup: Snakebites, TB and parasitic infections, and HIV and AIDS vaccine development
Snakebites, which Médecins Sans Frontières describes as “one of the world's most neglected public health emergencies,” kill 200,000 people each year.
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Snakebites, which Médecins Sans Frontières describes as “one of the world's most neglected public health emergencies,” kill 200,000 people each year.
Researchers at Tulane University successfully tested an experimental aerosol tuberculosis (TB) vaccine in monkeys, demonstrating that the candidate was more effective in protecting against infection than BCG—the only TB vaccine on the market.
In this guest post, Dr. Jayasree K. Iyer—Chief Scientific Officer at the Access to Medicine Foundation—writes about the findings from their newest study, which examines the current state of the vaccine pipeline and how large pharmaceutical companies are considering access to these products.
Dr. Robert Gallo co-discovered the HIV virus and subsequently led the development of the first HIV and AIDS blood test.