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  • Despite Complexities, Test for TB Could Increase Rapid Diagnoses in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Sub-Saharan Africa shoulders 27 percent of the 8 million new annual tuberculosis cases. The current diagnostic for TB (Acid-fast Smear) used in much of Africa only works in half of all cases, leaving millions of people without treatment and many more susceptible to infection. Yanis Ben Amor, an Earth Institute Fellow, is hoping to reverse…

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  • Despite Complexities, Test for TB Could Increase Rapid Diagnoses in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Sub-Saharan Africa shoulders 27 percent of the 8 million new annual tuberculosis cases. The current diagnostic for TB (Acid-fast Smear) used in much of Africa only works in half of all cases, leaving millions of people without treatment and many more susceptible to infection. Yanis Ben Amor, an Earth Institute Fellow, is hoping to reverse…