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Oxford Kafka24
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Tuberculosis: vaccines, diagnostics and experience 

Kafka died in 1924 of tuberculosis, which remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases. This talk looks at the various aspects of tuberculosis from candidate vaccines, the role of genetics in TB treatments and the perspective of a patient.
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

Is there a faster way to diagnose Tuberculosis?

Tuberculosis is still one of the top ten causes of death worldwide, with 1.4 million people dying from TB in 2015. If your doctor suspects you have the disease it can take up to 6 weeks to get a diagnosis!
Vaccine Research at Oxford

Fighting to end Tuberculosis

Helen McShane and Dr Helen Fletcher talk about a new TB vaccine currently being developed at Oxford's Wellcome Trust Centre that could become a more effective vaccine against Tuberculosis.
Alumni Weekend

Developing an improved TB vaccine

Dr McShane talks about the University's work in creating an improved vaccine against tuberculosis and she also talks about the urgency of this research.

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