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🆕On World TB Day, see new TB content in the journal, including: 💉A Review by Elly van Riet, PhD and colleagues reporting progress in TB vaccine development since publication of the Global Roadmap for Research and Development of Tuberculosis Vaccines 5 years ago 🧫A News piece by Tim Jesudason on WHO's recent recommendations for TB diagnosis, which for the first time include guidance on near-point-of-care molecular tests, tongue swab sampling, and pooled sputum testing strategies 👩🏻A Profile by Tony Kirby on Katharina Kranzer, Director of the Health Research Unit Zimbabwe and devoted TB researcher For the Review see: https://lnkd.in/eRi2T4NT For the News piece see: https://lnkd.in/et6_jZWh  For the Profile see: https://lnkd.in/e24RKY2a #WorldTBDay #Tuberculosis #GlobalHealth #Vaccines #TBDiagnosis #PublicHealth Elly van Riet, PhD, Björn Corleis, Birgitte Giersing, PhD, Mark Hatherill, Erlina Burhan, Dr Waasila Jassat, Richard White, David Lewinsohn, Frank Cobelens