⚕️ New research with @lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social shows how the most effective public health interventions against #TB would be population-wide ones, like mass vaccination programmes and screenings Read the @lshtm.bsky.social story 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

Our new paper in @nathealth.nature.com shows that population-level #TB interventions are likely to have more meaningful impact on disease burden than interventions that only reach routinely diagnosed individuals or their households. www.nature.com/articles/s44... 1/7

Global impact and cost-effectiveness of tuberculosis interventions - Nature Health

A modelling analysis at a global scale estimates that three interventions (vaccination, community-wide screening and prison screening programmes) could prevent more than 10% of tuberculosis cases betw...

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Academic clinical jobs @lshtm.bsky.social for people in UK clinical training Clinical Lecturers 1) Infectious Diseases (ST3-6) tinyurl.com/4vbjwrkr 2) Paediatrics (ST4-7) tinyurl.com/2hajhbs3 3) Public Health (ST3-5) tinyurl.com/yzd5cmxa Clinical Fellow in Primary Care (ST1) tinyurl.com/mpsmk7zk

New preprint suggests that combining clinic and community-based approaches is key to maximising the cost-effectiveness of #tuberculosis active case finding in South Africa 🇿🇦 Read more 👉 www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...

Projected population level impact and cost-effectiveness of clinic and community-based tuberculosis screening approaches

The South Africa National Department of Health have set ambitious targets to scale up TB testing, focusing primarily on clinic attendees. In the context of declining funding for TB care and prevention...

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New publication now out in @lancetgh.bsky.social! New #TB #vaccines are being trialled in older adolescents and adults, and we comment on the advantages and challenges of including younger adolescents who have historically been excluded. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Inclusion of young adolescents in policy development for new tuberculosis vaccines

The infant tuberculosis vaccine, BCG, prevents severe tuberculosis disease, but protection is rarely durable beyond childhood. New tuberculosis vaccines are being developed for the prevention of infec...

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Poverty is a major driver of TB.Conditional cash transfers combined with counselling improve pre-treatment loss to follow-up.In this economic analysis our modelling projections show that this intervention is cost-effective and can reduce incidence and mortality. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Cost-effectiveness of conditional cash transfers with pre- and post-test tuberculosis counselling in South Africa: a modelling analysis

Tuberculosis (TB) disproportionately affects low-income populations due to socioeconomic barriers. Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) are promising str…

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So...what would happen to the global TB epidemic if we "eliminated" undernutrition? Our paper out now @lancetgh.bsky.social, where we combined estimates from our review (academic.oup.com/ije/article/...) with population-specific BMI distributions to find out...(www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Global, regional, and national estimates of tuberculosis incidence averted by eliminating undernutrition in adults: a modelling study

Almost a quarter of global tuberculosis incidence in adults could be averted by eliminating undernutrition, approximately two-and-a-half times higher than current estimates. These findings highlight t...

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We updated our review of sex diff. in #TB prevalence In 102 surveys (4.7M participants) men were 2x as likely to have TB than women Evidence consistent with sex differences widening over time 🧪🛟 journals.plos.org/plosmedicine... @nswartwood.bsky.social @kchorton.bsky.social @uofgshw.bsky.social

Don't miss out! 😱 There's still time to book a place for our Open Evening on 12 May 2026... Find out how LSHTM can help you advance your #PublicHealth career 👇

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine@lshtm.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Want to make a difference to health worldwide? Join our Open Evening in London on 12 May 2026 to learn how LSHTM's #postgraduate programmes can help you build the skills and networks to create real impact. Find out more/book your place: www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/visit-... #PublicHeath

We found that #TB epidemics are becoming increasingly urbanised. Important implications for supporting effective public health interventions to end tuberculosis epidemics. 🧪 #MedSky @uofgshw.bsky.social @kchorton.bsky.social @nswartwood.bsky.social journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...

PLOS Medicine@plosmedicine.org · 4mo ago

In this systematic review & meta-analysis, Mortazavi & colleagues (@petermacp.bsky.social) investigate urban vs rural differences in #TB prevalence between 2000 and 2024 in 26 low- and middle-income countries, finding that TB epidemics have become increasingly urbanized 🧪 #MedSky plos.io/3O79BqY

In our latest paper in @plosmedicine.org, we explore trade-offs in diagnostic algorithm, coverage, and duration of community screening for #TB, highlighting the importance of symptom-agnostic approaches and the need for strategies to sustain impact when screening ends. plos.io/4tuD2SM

PLOS Medicine@plosmedicine.org · 4mo ago

In this mathematical modelling study, Katherine Horton & co assess #TB community screening approaches & their estimated effects on TB incidence & mortality, concluding that methods that capture both infectious & non-infectious TB are needed to achieve sustained case reductions🧪 plos.io/4tuD2SM

A year after my last day with @lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social my work on modelling the impact of increasing men's access to care and reducing excess risk of TB has gone live @commsmed.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s43...

The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 4mo ago

What if targeting TB in men could benefit entire populations? This new modelling study from @alexandra-richards.bsky.social suggests exactly that 👇 ✔️ More treatment coverage ✔️ Address social & structural risks 👉 Big reductions in TB incidence & mortality 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43...

LSHTM: where your 'what ifs' become your reason why... This #WorldHealthDay find out how you could become part of our community, tackling the complex challenges of global & #PublicHeath with clarity, compassion and conviction. Join us: explore our programmes: www.lshtm.ac.uk/study?utm_so...

Great to see this work led by @alexandra-richards.bsky.social with @lightontb.bsky.social in @commsmed.nature.com. Further evidence that addressing gender disparities in TB burden and care are necessary for both an equitable response *and* an effective response. ⬇️

Peter MacPherson@petermacp.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New study led by @alexandra-richards.bsky.social. Reducing men’s TB risk and improving treatment access could have big impacts on #TB incidence and deaths for men, women, and children. www.nature.com/articles/s43... @kchorton.bsky.social @uofgshw.bsky.social @lightontb.bsky.social

New study led by @alexandra-richards.bsky.social. Reducing men’s TB risk and improving treatment access could have big impacts on #TB incidence and deaths for men, women, and children. www.nature.com/articles/s43... @kchorton.bsky.social @uofgshw.bsky.social @lightontb.bsky.social

The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 4mo ago

What if targeting TB in men could benefit entire populations? This new modelling study from @alexandra-richards.bsky.social suggests exactly that 👇 ✔️ More treatment coverage ✔️ Address social & structural risks 👉 Big reductions in TB incidence & mortality 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Happy to see that our work in TB vaccine acceptability in Brazilian prions is on! 6 male and 2 female prison units at 6 Brazilian cities, >900 individual interviews, with 95.2% of acceptance to a new proposed TB vaccine. However... #TBsky #IDsky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Acceptability of a proposed new tuberculosis vaccine among people deprived of liberty in Brazil

Tuberculosis (TB) persists as a global threat, with unequal burden across populations. New TB vaccines are in development, and people deprived of libe…

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Well damn, this is cool. Birds That Don't Exist: Niche Pre-Emption as a Constraint on Morphological Evolution in the Passeroidea | Chia et al., 2026 | Ecology Letters onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Birds That Don't Exist: Niche Pre‐Emption as a Constraint on Morphological Evolution in the Passeroidea

We use topological data analysis to reveal a persistent morphological gap in a major group of songbirds (superfamily Passeroidea). The gap remained unoccupied for millions of years, even though nearb...

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New @plosmedicine.org "eliminating all external funding for tuberculosis could lead to nearly 80 billion US dollars in additional household costs and more than 40 million extra households facing catastrophic costs" journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...

The potential impact of reduced international donor funding on the household economic burden of tuberculosis in low- and middle-income countries: A modeling study

In a modelling study, Allison Portnoy and colleagues investigate the potential impact of reduced international donor funding on the household economic burden of Tuberculosis in low- and middle-income ...

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👋Interested in studying @‌LSHTM?Join our upcoming Virtual Open Days (3-5 March 2026) Book your place & attend live webinars & Q&A sessions with our programme directors, current students & student services to find out what makes LSHTM a unique place to study. 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/visit-...

Our recent modelling study found that the estimated impact of new TB vaccines depends on the efficacy to prevent infectious asymptomatic TB. Read more in our paper out now in @plosmedicine.org! journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...

Estimating the population impact of new tuberculosis vaccines depending on efficacy against infectious asymptomatic tuberculosis: A modelling study

Hira Tanvir and colleagues estimate the potential impact of new tuberculosis vaccines under three scenarios of efficacy and conclude that to achieve the greatest impact, vaccines must prevent asymptom...

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Our new paper on strategies for implementing a potential new #TB #vaccine in South Africa is now published in @plosglobalpublichealth.org! doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Insights on the implementation strategies for a potential new tuberculosis vaccine in South Africa

Several tuberculosis (TB) vaccines intended for adults and adolescents are in late-stage clinical trials, but there is limited research into how a new TB vaccine would be introduced. South Africa is a...

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No evidence taking #paracetamol in pregnancy raises risk of autism, ADHD, developmental issues Ian Douglas says review "well-conducted" as excludes studies which don't take into account key differences between mothers who use or don't use paracetamol during #pregnancy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Paracetamol is safe in pregnancy, says new evidence against Trump autism claims

Researchers say their gold-standard review should put an end to the debate over use of the common painkiller during pregnancy.

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New workshop alert 🚨 We are organising a Symposium and Workshop on Socioeconomic and Ethnic Inequalities in Infectious Disease Transmission at the LSHTM on 22–24 April 2026. Sounds like something you're working on? Find out more and apply before 21st Jan 2026 iddconf.org/lshtm-sympos...

NEW PREPRINT! We systematically reviewed molecular epidemiology studies looking at strain discordance in pairs of people with TB disease and history of household contact We found 30 studies from 18 countries. Excluding 4 studies at high risk of bias, we had data on 1544 household case pairs [1/n]

I think we all need some good news for global health and infectious diseases!

BK. Titanji@boghuma.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Five real global health wins in 2025 1.HPV vaccination scaled faster than expected; 2. measles/rubella eliminated in several countries; 3. long-acting HIV PrEP (lenacapavir) approved; 4. progress on TB vaccines/diagnostics; 5. A promising new antimalarial. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Join us 📆 9 Dec ⏰ 12.45 @tb-lshtm.bsky.social seminar Free & Open to all @kchorton.bsky.social @richardwhite321.bsky.social @reinhouben.bsky.social @dopapus.bsky.social @laragosce.bsky.social @danieljgrint.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2s4y3jcd

Excerpts from Copenhagen: The UNION World Conference on Lung Health 2025

Each year, many LSHTM TB researchers participate in the UNION World Conference on Lung Health, the world's largest conference on TB and lung health. This year, the conference takes place in

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Another successful "Intro to TB Modelling" course in Copenhagen at #WLHC2025. Over 70 joined to learn about TB modelling! Followed by the now-traditional TB Modelling and Analysis Consortium social, which was also very well-attended and a lot of fun.

#5 Mathematical modelling and clinical trial simulation of TB prevention mrc-lid.lshtm.ac.uk/2026-27-proj... with Tom Sumner, @raclark18.bsky.social & @danieljgrint.bsky.social

@lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social is offering multiple PhD opportunities through MRC LID, deadline 14 Jan. More details: mrc-lid.lshtm.ac.uk/applicants/ Projects include #1 TB & screening #2 TB & climate change #3 TB & vaccines #4 TB & influenza #5 TB & prevention @cmmid-lshtm.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social

Information for applicants - MRC London Intercollegiate Doctoral Training Partnership Studentships

MRC LID studentship information for applicants How to Apply Projects Studentship funding Studentship options Studentship...

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What’s a #UnionConf without the TB modelling course? Packed room again for a long day of intro to modelling. @lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social @tb-mac.bsky.social #WCLH2025 #TBSky