Brazil’s leadership of BRICS and COP30 together with South Africa’s Presidency of the G20 provides an opportunity to send a strong signal of unity and solidarity in support of the rights and interests ...

As USAID offices officially close on Tuesday, Dr. Brooke Nichols's research is not alone. An international, 15-member ...

People deprived of liberty are among the populations experiencing the highest rates of tuberculosis. Prisons typically create ideal conditions for Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission, including ...

Global efforts to protect children against diseases including measles, polio and tuberculosis have stalled since 2010, leaving millions vulnerable to deadly infections. Immunization against measles ...

For the first time, an international study has deciphered the genome of the population of Brazil. Published in the journal Science, the research includes the African, Native American, and European ...

The researchers noted a similar lack of BCG revaccination efficacy in prevention of sustained M. tuberculosis infection in a large trial of adult healthcare workers in Brazil both for initial and ...

As Brazil is one of the 30 countries most burdened by tuberculosis, maintaining vaccination coverage above 90% is essential for reducing cases and complications of childhood tuberculosis, such as ...

With one of the highest incarceration rates in the world, Brazil’s prison system has become a cauldron of disease and death. Inmates face a risk of contracting and dying from infectious diseases — ...

The mission of the TBTC is to conduct programmatically relevant clinical, laboratory and epidemiologic research concerning the diagnosis, clinical management, and prevention of tuberculosis infection ...

In 2023, Brazil registered 39.8 cases of tuberculosis for every 100 thousand people. The projections indicate that, by 2030, the incidence should be even higher—42.1 for every 100 thousand people.