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08/09/2023

📢 : Our group's article examines peripheral lymph node-associated clinical and subclinical pulmonary tuberculosis - prevalence, risks, and public health consequences 🫁🔬

🔗https://bit.ly/444R5RM

07/26/2023

🔎This week's article explores risk factors for premature discontinuation of preventative treatment.

🔗https://bit.ly/3D9MfYF

07/24/2023

📣New series alert!

Are you interested in learning more about the outstanding people doing important work? Tuberculosis Changemakers will be highlighting a new individual each month making strides towards TB care, prevention, and elimination. 🌟 To kick us off, our July 2023 is Courtney Heffernan!

Read more about Courtney and her relationship to pigs 🐷 here: https://www.tbinfocus.ca/tb-changemakers/

07/21/2023

This week's is a recommendation from our Manager, Courtney! 📚 DIARY OF A MODERN CONSUMPTIVE is the true story of Paul Thorn's survival journey.

07/19/2023

🚨 New TB PE & RU research!

This week's is a systematic review looking at , , and care delays among Indigenous peoples.

🔗Read more here: https://bit.ly/3Ppt4Bm

07/17/2023

Here is a breakdown of cases in , according to the most recently available data.

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07/14/2023

💡DYK: , or consumption (its common name at the time) had an influence on the trends and standards in Victorian Europe.

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07/12/2023

This week's is an article published by our group describing the limitations of the chest radiograph alone in the diagnosis of subclinical pulmonary . This builds on our body of work in this area.

🔗 Read more here: https://bit.ly/3XhQfQc

07/10/2023

: Children account for about 11% of all global cases, and remains one of the top 10 causes of childhood mortality.

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07/07/2023

We are so excited to introduce our new series, the Pulmonary Pages! 📚 In this series, we will be highlighting our favourite books that allow readers to explore tuberculosis through words. From gripping memoirs to insightful non-fiction, these books will take you on a journey through history, medicine, and personal experience to shed light on the impact of tuberculosis. 💡

This week's pick is THE WHITE PLAGUE, and a recommended must-read from our Founder and Director, Dr. Richard Long.

🔗Find this book, and all others on our Goodreads list linked in our bio!

07/05/2023

Earlier this year, ahead of the United Nations High-Level Meeting on in September, Stop TB Canada's co-chair Tina Campbell participated as a panelist for a UN hearing of international stakeholders involved in the fight against TB. Tina, a registered nurse of Cree ancestry, shared her experiences as a clinician, Indigenous woman, and TB survivor.

🔗Watch Tina's address here: https://bit.ly/3qMaadD

07/04/2023

Hello again to our existing followers, and welcome to our new ones! We're thrilled to resume our "TB in Focus" social media presence, and share with you what the TB PE & RU team has been up to in 2023!🌟 Our team has been hard at work researching, collaborating, and advocating for TB elimination🦠🔬

Stay informed and connected by following our page as we continue to share knowledge, resources and encourage conversations!💥🌎

08/17/2021

Did you know that undernutrition is a leading population risk factor for TB? This graphic highlights some key findings from recent research studies.

07/22/2021

In 2017, Canada reported 1,796 cases of active tuberculosis.

07/21/2021

Increased risk of a TB-related death among children at residential schools could have been mitigated by implementing contemporary recommendations by Dr. Peter Bryce. As a result, such deaths are an indictment not an excuse, for the recoveries at sites of former residential schools in Canada. You can read more in an op-ed by 's steering committee here: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-residential-school-deaths-from-tuberculosis-werent-unavoidable-they/.

07/16/2021

In 2011, researchers from the TB PE & RU published an article analyzing tuberculosis trends in the foreign-born population in Canada. Here is a summary of their findings. Click here to read the full article: https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/38/4/895

07/14/2021

We wanted to share some stats about in Canada, which are not always known! These stats are from 2017, which is the most recent publicly available reporting.

07/07/2021

In 2013, Drs. Richard Long and Jody Boffa wrote a commentary on why international adoptees should undergo tuberculosis screening. You can read more here: https://www.cmaj.ca/content/177/2/172

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