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September 2, 2020

Pasha 79: Why South Africa’s role in COVID‑19 vaccine trials is important

Ozayr Patel, The Conversation

The vaccines being tested in South Africa have been included on the World Health Organization’s list of 26 most viable candidate vaccines to enter human clinical trials.

Fluorescence microscopy of mycobacteria. Michael A. Reiche, Timothy J. de Wet, Ryan Dinkele and Digby F. Warner

March 24, 2020

TB: scientists know a great deal, but there’s still more to learn

Keertan Dheda, University of Cape Town; Digby Warner, University of Cape Town; Robert Wilkinson, University of Cape Town, and Valerie Mizrahi, University of Cape Town

Scientists need greater understanding of the bacterium’s basic biology, as well as more about how it is spread from one individual to the next.

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March 23, 2017

Latest transmission patterns for drug resistant TB pose a new challenge

Keertan Dheda, University of Cape Town

To tackle TB a dynamic change in discourse is needed. The focus must be on how to respond to emerging complexities the disease presents.

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