Tagged: World TB Day

My top 10 TB facts for World TB day - Infectious Thoughts

Siouxsie Wiles • Mar 24, 2015 •

• ESR,
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• Robert Koch,
• TB,
• tuberculosis,
• WHO,
• World TB Day

For World TB day, here are my top 10 TB facts. Read More

Monday Micro – World TB Day - Infectious Thoughts

Siouxsie Wiles • Mar 25, 2013 •

• Anton Villemin,
• Auckland University,
• consumption,
• fireflies,
• Gates Foundation,
• Global Fund,
• Luke Harris,
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• Robert Koch,
• TB,
• tuberculosis,
• World TB Day

Yesterday, the 24th of March, was World TB Day which aims to build awareness for tuberculosis, a lung disease which kills about 2 million people around the world each year. That’s 3 people a minute. Why the 24th March? This was the day, in 1882, that Dr Robert Koch* announced he had discovered the bacterium that causes TB, … Read More

Glow sushi! - Infectious Thoughts

Siouxsie Wiles • Mar 18, 2012 •

• Auckland University,
• David Tobin,
• Don Love,
• fluorescence,
• fluorescent proteins,
• GFP,
• GloFish,
• jellyfish,
• Lalita Ramakrishnan,
• Mycobacterium marinum,
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• sushi,
• TB,
• tuberculosis,
• World TB Day,
• zebrafish

When I first heard of this (and thanks to the lovely Alan Huett for the heads up), I immediately thought it was due to the common bioluminescent bacteria often found on fish and which can show themselves if said fish is left too long before eating. It turns out to be sushi made using genetically modified fluorescent zebrafish … Read More