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Reuters Examines Quest For New TB Drugs, Vaccines
Reuters examines the search for new tuberculosis medicines and vaccines. "Although TB has plagued humankind for thousands of years, there is only one vaccine," which isn't very effective and doesn't protect adults. "With the exception of rifabutin, there has been no new drug for TB for more than 40 years," the news service writes.
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