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CITC @UCSF creates, enhances, and disseminates state-of-the-art resources and models of excellence to control and eliminate TB in the U.S. and Internationally #Tuberculosis

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πŸ”₯Mark your calendars!πŸ”₯
@ats-pitb.bsky.social is hosting a🌲PINE🌲Webinar on Post-TB Lung Disease 🫁
Case-based discussion, diagnosis & treatment with 🌍 global experts!
πŸ“… Tue Oct 28 10AM ET
πŸ—’οΈRegister Here: bit.ly/47X6auu
#TB @atscommunity.bsky.social @theunion.org @btsrespiratory.bsky.social

26.09.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Please visit our website for ongoing conference program updates as we finalize our agenda over the next few months.We look forward to seeing to both new and familiar faces in support of the North American TB community."

26.09.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"The 2026 End TB Conference of the Union North American Region is looking forward to holding its 30th annual conference at the Westin Philadelphia Hotel. We hope that you will join us in person to participate in our pre-conference postgraduate sessions and stay to attend our full conference.

26.09.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Register Now! 2026 END TB Conference

web.cvent.com/event/ed3744...

πŸ“… February 25-28, 2026
πŸ“Philadelphia, PA

Register by Nov 30, 2025 to receive Early Bird pricing. If you are a Union member, you can also register for Union member pricing.

#EndTB #Tuberculosis #TBSky #IDSky @theunion.org

26.09.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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30th Annual Four Corners TB/HIV Conference: Agenda & Registration Available Now!

πŸ“…November 4-5, 2025
πŸ“Durango, Colorado
πŸ’» action.lung.org/site/TR?fr_i...

#Tuberculosis #HIV

23.09.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This also provides information on the potential benefits and risks of TB preventive therapy.

15.09.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This decision aid provides information about the likelihood of developing TB disease, dying from TB, as well as post TB disability, in the next 20 years in a person with a positive Tuberculin skin test or a positive Interferon gamma release assay and a known risk factor.

15.09.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just released! Updates to the TSTin4D (www.tstin4d.com) and IGRAin4D (www.igrain4d.com)

#Tuberculosis #IGRA #TST #EndTB #LTBI #TBSky

15.09.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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2026 END TB Conference: Now Accepting Applications for Abstracts, Challenging Cases, and Travel Grants

bclung.ca/lung-health/...

πŸ“… February 25-28, 2026
πŸ“Philadelphia, PA

Submission Deadline: September 30, 2025

#EndTB #TBSky #IDSky #Tuberculosis @theunion.org

09.09.2025 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Frequency and Incidence of QT Prolongation With Extended Use of Bedaquiline or Delamanid in a Large, Multi-Country Multidrug-Resistant/Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis Cohort The introduction of Bedaquiline (Bdq) and Delamanid (Dlm) has revolutionized the treatment of multi-drug-resistant/rifampicin resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) by shortening treatment and enabling use of all-oral regimens with fewer tolerability issues.

The Frequency and Incidence of QT Prolongation With Extended Use of Bedaquiline or Delamanid in a Large, Multi-Country Multidrug-Resistant/Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis Cohort

#IDSky

27.08.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Innovating Against TB - Community Driven Solutions to TB Challenges. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Please join the Coalition for a TB Free California (CTFC) and the Association of Asian and Pacific Health Organizations (AAPCHO) for an engaging webinar highlighting three innovative TB programs that ...

Join us for Innovating Against #TB – Community Solutions to TB Challenges

πŸ“… Thurs, Sept 11, 2025
πŸ• 1–2 PM PT | 4 PM ET
βœ… Up to 1 CE hour

Hear from leaders & advocates on TB programs driving change via education, advocacy & services.

πŸ”— Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#Tuberculosis

25.08.2025 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The three-gene Xpert Host Response signature for pediatric tuberculosis screening: A prospective diagnostic accuracy study Blood-based gene signatures offer potential as a near point-of-care tuberculosis (TB) screening tool.

The three-gene Xpert Host Response signature for pediatric tuberculosis screening: A prospective diagnostic accuracy study

βœ… Just Accepted
✍️ β€ͺ@djaganath.bsky.social‬
#IDSky

23.08.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Enjoyed working with the CA TB controllers association to develop a simple aid to guide #TBprevention in children, please check it out here and share: ctca.org/wp-content/u...

@citc-tb.bsky.social #tuberculosis #LTBI

26.08.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for sharing your feedback with @theunion.org. They do make an effort to move the annual conference to different global locations to be mindful of varying travel costs for stakeholders

25.08.2025 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025

🚨 Early registration deadline is August 18th for The Union World Conference on Lung Health

πŸ“ Copenhagen

πŸ“… November 18–21

πŸ”— Register now: conf2025.theunion.org

#TBSky #LungHealth #UnionConf #EndTB #WCLH2025 @theunion.org

15.08.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stephen Lawn TB-HIV Research Leadership Prize 2025 | LSHTM TheΒ Stephen Lawn Memorial FundΒ was established in 2016 through a global partnership between theΒ TB CentreΒ of the London, School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (UK), theΒ Desmond Tutu HIV CentreΒ in

The Stephen Lawn TB-HIV Research Leadership Prize 2025 is currently open for nominations; closing date 10 September

Nominees for this prestigious award will be clinicians and/or researchers from any country who have completed post-graduate training (MPH, PhD, MD or post-doc)
tinyurl.com/4hnyu9dz

05.08.2025 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Job Announcement: Physician III - County of Alameda

Career Opportunity!

TB Physician in Alameda, California

www.jobapscloud.com/Alameda/sup/...

#TBSky #Tuberculosis

15.08.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Webinar Registration Now Open! A Practical Approach to De-isolation in Community Settings: Using the DRAFT Updates to California's Isolation Guidelines

πŸ’» www.currytbcenter.ucsf.edu/trainings/pr...

πŸ“… September 8, 2025

#TBSky #IDSky #Tuberculosis #Webinar

14.08.2025 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The recording of the New TB Treatment Guidelines: A Clinician’s Guide to the ATS/CDC/ERS/IDSA 2025 Update webinar from the @atscommunity.bsky.social is now available:

youtu.be/er1kr8YGWbA?...

#Tuberculosis #TBSky

14.08.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Register Now! 30th Annual Four Corners TB/HIV Conference

πŸ“…November 4-5, 2025
πŸ“Durango, Colorado
πŸ’» action.lung.org/site/TR?fr_i...

#TBSky #IDSky #Tuberculosis #HIV

31.07.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Contribution of Posttuberculosis Sequelae to Life-Years Lost from Tuberculosis Disease in the United States, 2015–2019

@atscommunity.bsky.social‬

www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10....

24.06.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

#TBSky #IDSky

30.07.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🎀 Key speaker announced: @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social will speak at #WCLH2025 - the world's leading #LungHealth event, 18-21 Nov in Copenhagen.
The bestselling author & global health advocate brings his momentum from the UN to #UnionConf2025
πŸ”—Register now: tinyurl.com/2vytnjek
#TB #JohnGreen

16.07.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 145    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Currently in Seattle, WA delivering 4 days of clinical tuberculosis training in collaboration with Public Health – Seattle & King County, Washington State Department of Health and University of Washington

www.currytbcenter.ucsf.edu/trainings

#Tuberculosis #GotCurry #TBSky

16.07.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A picture of Vidya Krishnan and her book cover, Phantom Plague. "LIVE Q&A. FRIDAY JULY 18TH 11AM EDT. VIDYA KRISHNAN"

A picture of Vidya Krishnan and her book cover, Phantom Plague. "LIVE Q&A. FRIDAY JULY 18TH 11AM EDT. VIDYA KRISHNAN"

Get ready for a #TBReaders Q&A! We'll be talking with #PhantomPlague author, Vidya Krishnan, a week from today on Fri July 18, 11am ET/8am PT. Head to the TBReaders discord to submit your questions: tbfighter.link/tbrea...

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Apply Now!

Focus on LTBI & Tuberculosis Clinical Intensive Trainings

🏫 In-Person

πŸ“… September 29-October 2, 2025

πŸ“ Oakland, California

πŸ’» www.currytbcenter.ucsf.edu/trainings

Priority will be given to healthcare professionals from within our western region

#GotCurry #Tuberculosis #LTBI #TBSky

15.07.2025 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Webinar Recording Now Available!

From TSTin3D to TSTin4D: Enhancing Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment Decisions with Risk-Benefit Analyses

www.currytbcenter.ucsf.edu/trainings/ar...

#Tuberculosis #GotCurry #LTBI #TBSky #IDSky

15.07.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Register Now!

TB & Substance Use Intersection and Care Integration: Lessons from South Africa webinar

Hosted by the TB and Mental Health working group of The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union).

To register, please visit: ow.ly/4a5i50WmtWY

#Tuberculosis #TBSky

10.07.2025 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Have you registered yet for the 2025 Virtual National TB Conference?

tbconference.cventevents.com/event/1522a2...

The abstract submission deadline is July 18th!

#Tuberculosis #NTCA2025 #TBSky

10.07.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tuberculous Meningitis Across the Lifespan Tuberculous meningitis remains the most lethal form of tuberculosis. Despite significant physiological differences adults and children with tuberculous meningitis receive similar treatment and are often grouped together in research.

Tuberculous Meningitis Across the Lifespan

#IDSky

07.07.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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