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研究者らがロングCOVID症状における共感染の役割を探求
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微生物学者チームが、SARS-CoV-2と同時発生する感染がロングCOVIDのいくつかのケースに寄与する可能性を提案し、エプスタイン・バールウイルスなどの潜伏性病原体を再活性化したり、結核の経過を変えたりする可能性がある。彼らの視点はeLifeに掲載され、これは依然として仮説であり、大規模研究とより良い動物モデルでこれらの共感染が疲労や脳霧などの持続症状を駆動するかどうかをテストするよう求めている。
South Africa has started rolling out the twice-yearly HIV prevention injection lenacapavir, though success depends on managing interactions with common tuberculosis medicines.
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The Free State Department of Health has launched an intensified “End TB” campaign in Welkom, targeting 22 000 patients who defaulted on tuberculosis treatment and current and former mine workers in the Lejweleputswa district. Residents are being screened and tested for the disease. Officials emphasise early detection to curb its spread.
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has relaunched the South African Tuberculosis Caucus to strengthen the fight against TB. The platform aims to unite political leaders in advancing the national response to the disease. This move supports the Department of Health's goal to test five million people annually.
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Candice Andisiwe Sehoma, a young South African activist with Médecins Sans Frontières, has dedicated her career to improving access to affordable medicines and basic sanitation. From building flush toilets in her Alexandra community to challenging pharmaceutical giants on tuberculosis and diabetes treatments, her work highlights ongoing healthcare inequities. Her efforts have secured significant price reductions for life-saving drugs in South Africa.