New research points to elderly as growing contributor to tuberculosis in China

(Burness Communications) A major contributor to the number of tuberculosis infections and cases in China will likely be the elderly over the next decades, requiring a refocus in efforts to control a disease affecting millions in China, according to preliminary new research presented today at the Fourth Global Forum on TB Vaccines in Shanghai. Researchers from the LSHTM found that developing a 'post-infection' vaccine could reduce overall TB rates in China by almost a third by 2050.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news