# Tuberculosis

All time

# Irish Prison Service

Boy awarded €35,000 after contracting TB from dad who picked it up from prisoners at work

The judge said the boy had “suffered a nasty little life experience” but had fortunately fully recovered.

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Feb 19th 2019, 2:35 PM

# Infection

All staff and students screened after two cases of TB confirmed in Cork secondary school

The screenings include a skin test and, if needed, blood tests and chest x-rays.

22.9k

Apr 18th 2018, 10:20 PM

# tb or not tb

Badgers to be vaccinated against TB to stop them giving it to cattle

Michael Creed announced the initiative yesterday.

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Jan 16th 2018, 8:57 AM

# animal testing

Effect of new medicine in animal studies was "misrepresented" to get funding for human trials

A new report in the British Medical Journal has pointed to a “systemic failure” in the use of animal studies.

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Jan 11th 2018, 6:30 AM

# TB

Patient diagnosed with tuberculosis in University Hospital Galway

Everyone who came into contact with the patient has been offered screening for TB.

20.3k

Sep 14th 2017, 6:12 PM

# Shot Down

Anger over calls for 50,000 deer to be culled in Wicklow

Deer experts say the calls are based on bad science.

33.8k

Apr 2nd 2017, 10:00 PM

# worldwide shortage

Tuberculosis-fighting vaccine delayed again

It is now 18 months since supplies ran out worldwide.

6.8k

Dec 30th 2016, 6:05 AM

# Tuberculosis

BCG scars could become a thing of the past for most people

Only children in high-risk groups could be vaccinated.

27.7k

Sep 9th 2015, 1:00 PM

# Tuberculosis

Wildlife group calls for government to stand up against lobbying for deer cull

Deer have moved into the lowlands in recent years and are impacting more and more on the livelihoods of farmers, representative groups are saying.

9.0k

May 23rd 2015, 3:00 PM

# Tuberculosis

Irish scientists have figured out ANOTHER way smoking is bad for you

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered exactly how smokers are more at risk of TB.

15.1k

Nov 14th 2014, 6:15 AM

# detection rate

53 million children are living with latent TB which could become active at any time

The number of children with tuberculosis could be 25% higher than previously thought.

5.8k

Jul 9th 2014, 6:45 AM

# Abuse

Alcohol kills more than AIDS, tuberculosis and violence combined - WHO

This equates to one death every 10 seconds.

11.4k

May 12th 2014, 2:22 PM

# deficiency

As TB re-emerges, a link is found to low vitamin D in children

TB is re-emerging disease in Europe, and the study is the first study in children with a matched control group.

8.1k

May 7th 2014, 8:05 AM

# world tb day

TB hasn't gone away - it's a silent killer

The disease affects 9 million people around the world every year.

7.7k

Mar 24th 2014, 10:37 AM

Voices

Column: I can’t bear to look into someone's eyes and tell them they will probably die

My patients see my white coat as a lifejacket. But the truth is that the chance of surviving drug-resistant TB is down to the roll of a dice, writes Dr Jennifer Hughes.

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Mar 24th 2014, 8:00 AM

# badger culling

On patrol with Britain's badger cull saboteurs

The cull in Gloucestershire is aimed at tackling the spread of TB in cattle but opponents say this will do little to combat the disease.

7.0k

Oct 19th 2013, 8:30 AM

# TB

Worldwide fears over drug-resistant tuberculosis

As Ireland notes record-low levels of TB, global experts have warned of an untreatable strain emerging in a number of other countries.

6.1k

Mar 26th 2013, 6:30 AM

# illness

13 people died of influenza during Ireland's last flu season

All of the people who died were elderly, ranging from 81 to 98 years old.

3.6k

Jan 19th 2013, 7:30 AM

# Au Revoir

Save the elephants or I'll move to Russia, Brigitte Bardot tells France.

The French actress says she will follow Gerard Depardieu’s lead and move to Russia unless two elephants under threat of being put down are granted a reprieve.

8.9k

Jan 4th 2013, 2:08 PM