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TB Alert is the UK’s national tuberculosis charity. We are the only charity that focuses on TB both in the UK and overseas. Our vision is the control and ultimate elimination of TB. Our mission is to increase access to effective treatment for all.

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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Did you know that the NHS offers free latent TB infection testing and treatment to people at greatest risk of TB? As at you GP surgery or find out more at www.thetruthabouttb.org. Prevention is better than cure. #worldtbday2026 #worldtbday
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Would you know the signs of TB? Early detection is life-saving: ~A persistent cough (3 weeks or more) ~Unexplained weight loss ~Fever and night sweats ~Extreme fatigue Don’t wait. Speak to a healthcare professional. TB is treatable and curable! #TBAwareness #WorldTBDay #WorldTBDay2026
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
TB isn’t a disease of the past - it's here in the UK today. TB can affect anyone, regardless of where they live or who they are. We are working together with @bhaforequality.bsky.social to raise awareness and break the stigma, for a TB-free future. Join us #WorldTBDay. #EndTB #WorldTBDay2026
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Lucia Ruggiero @lruggiero.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Tuberculosis at a crossroads - The Lancet Global Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Tuberculosis at a crossroads
This World Tuberculosis Day, as ever, the world has everything it needs to end tuberculosis in our lifetimes. Yet in 2024, 1·23 million people died of tuberculosis, indicating that tuberculosis persis...
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Three reasons why the European region should worry about TB Comment @lancetrespirmed.bsky.social with Hans Kluge European nations must continue to stay engaged in global health, continue to provide humanitarian assistance, and do everything possible to address TB www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Three reasons why the European region should worry about tuberculosis
Despite decades of experience, advanced health systems, and deep medical knowledge, the WHO European region is still at risk from the global epidemic of tuberculosis. There are at least three pressing...
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
TB in the Coventry #Amazon warehouse sounds alarming, but there's no need to panic. The NHS is testing anyone at risk. Acting quickly stops TB in its tracks. Speak to a Dr for ongoing cough, tiredness, fever, night sweats, weight loss, loss of appetite. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgl8nw13wpgo
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Amazon confirms it had TB outbreak at Coventry warehouse
As staff continue to be tested as a precaution, Amazon says, a union calls for the site's closure.
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Exposure to silica dust and cramped conditions, puts miners at high risk of tuberculosis (TB). When they get sick, the whole family is plunged into a cycle of poverty. We're on the ground in India, bringing life-saving screening care to marble workers. Please donate today: www.justgiving.com/tbalert
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Amy McConville @onelungamy.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Had a great time volunteering with @tb-alert.bsky.social and chatting with lots of respiratory experts at the British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting today. #BTSWinter
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Great celebration of TB Alert's digital-first relaunch at the BTS Winter Conference today. We're now moving forward with a strong, modernised approach to ensure we continue our vital work and make the greatest possible impact on TB. #TBAlert #EndTB @tbaction.bsky.social @thetruthabouttb.bsky.social
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
We are so proud of @thattillyrose.bsky.social (who came to us for support during her TB journey) on the continued success of her book 'Be Patient'! We are grateful that her unhappy experience is now driving awareness of TB. An Amazon choice, it is now 99p on Kindle for November: shorturl.at/s7QLI
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Be Patient: Life, loss and laughter from behind the hospital curtain
Tilly's poignant memoir offers raw, compassionate insights into Britain's healthcare, blending dark humor with profound lessons on perseverance and human connection.
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
There is a UK national shortage of some anti-TB medicines, expected to last until at least the end of 2025. Please be reassured that plans are in place to protect your health. Please find out more at bit.ly/4o8s6Yk or contact TB Alert: -contact@tbalert.org -https://healthunlocked.com/tb-alert
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
We're giving a big shout out to Alex Harris, who is running 10K next year to raise money for our life saving work. Alex first learnt of the historic impact of TB through her English degree. She was then inspired to act after reading John Green's contemporary account. justgiving.com/page/alex-ha...
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Alex's 10K run to help the global fight against TB
Help Alex Harris raise money to support TB Alert
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Thankfully, TB is no longer in fashion! Though sadly, it has not been confined to the history books: www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
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How Tuberculosis Shaped Victorian Fashion
The deadly disease—and later efforts to control it—influenced trends for decades
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Global TB has launched an inquiry into increasing TB rates. If you have professional or lived experience of TB, your insights are vital. Help identify gaps, highlight good practice & shape a TB strategy for England: www.tbalert.org/news-article/appg-tb-inquiry
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
*Paid interview* Share your story of TB and migration in a confidential one-to-one interview (phone or video) to share your experience as of screening, diagnosis, treatment, and support pre and post-entry to the UK. Findings will inform a National TB Action Plan. Get involved: contact@tbalert.org
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
*Paid interview* Share your story of TB and migration in a confidential one-to-one interview (phone or video) to share your experience as of screening, diagnosis, treatment, and support pre and post-entry to the UK. Findings will inform a National TB Action Plan. Get involved: contact@tbalert.org
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Global TB has launched an inquiry into increasing TB rates. If you have professional or lived experience of TB, your insights are vital. Help identify gaps, highlight good practice & shape a TB strategy for England: www.tbalert.org/news-article/appg-tb-inquiry
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
A devastating but sadly not unexpected development: www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/aug/28/health-malawi-tuberculosis-tb-drugs-shortages-poverty-aid-cuts-who. It should not need to be said, but TB anywhere is TB everywhere so we must not forsake the most vulnerable.
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Malawi set to run out of TB drugs in a month after US, UK and others cut aid
Gains in cutting deaths from tuberculosis at risk as health officials warn clinics forced to ration drugs and testing
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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Unsurprising but horrifying. Wherever there are people forced into crowded living conditions, there will be tuberculosis. Wherever people are dehumanized, there will be tuberculosis. prospect.org/health/2025-...
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Tuberculosis Spawning in Crowded, Dirty ICE Detention Centers
Doctors and medical researchers expect more outbreaks of infectious disease as the Trump administration crams thousands more people into miserable conditions.
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ScienceUpFirst @scienceupfirst.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
In 2023, Tuberculosis overtook COVID-19 to once again become the world’s deadliest infectious disease. 🫁 Learn more about what TB is, how it spreads, and why health equity is the key to stopping it 👇 scienceupfirst.com/public-healt... #ScienceUpFirst
Visual on a green background with a cell pattern. In the center, an illustration of stylized lungs surrounded by a dark blue circle. A yellow and orange magnifying glass shows rod-shaped bacteria inside the left lung. At the top of the circle, it reads “Let's talk about:”, and below, in large blue letters, “Tuberculosis.” At the bottom right, an arrow points to the right. At the bottom of the image, the hashtag #ScienceUpFirst.
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Exciting news! All the content for our new website has gone to production. The countdown for our relaunch is officially on. Donate now to help us maintain this momentum and bring you even more TB information and resources: www.justgiving.com/charity/tbalert
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Your story is powerful. Whether you're a person with lived experience, a healthcare professional or an advocate – your insight can bring TB the attention it deserves. If TB has touched your life in any way, share your story now 🔗www.thetruthabouttb.org/talking-tb/stories/share-your-story
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Your voice can change lives! Help shape TB Alert's future by taking our quick survey. Your input directly influences our new digital-first strategy to #EndTB #TB #tuberculosis. Take the survey: bit.ly/4lfUIh1
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Adam R Houston @healthlawadamh.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Important new @msfaccess.org report highlights how even EU countries lack appropriate access to #tuberculosis medicines💊. "Bridging the gap: Securing access to essential #TB medicines in the EU and EEA" msfaccess.org/bridging-gap... (other high-income countries like Canada face similar challenges)
Screenshot of the cover of the linked report.
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
This is a worrying development when we know that smoking increases vulnerability to #TB #tuberculosis by stressing the immune system and also results in a poorer response to treatment.
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
TB Alert needs YOU! We were hard hit by the pandemic and continued difficult global funding environment. But we’re responding strongly with a digital-first relaunch. We need your input at this critical moment, to shape our future www.tbalert.org/about-us/a-new-chapter/ #YourVoiceMatters #EndTB
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
The financial ground is shifting beneath global health - with critical TB programmes bearing the brunt. Services are disrupted, and ongoing drug trials face abrupt endings. This is a direct threat to lives and our ambition to #EndTB by 2035. Alternative donors are needed now - lives depend on it.
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
A huge thanks to Ruth Roberts for completing the Great Birmingham Run to raise over £200 for TB Alert! This is a fantastic effort, not least because Ruth has lasting effects to her knee from TB. Despite this, Ruth smiled through the pain and came out victorious - a testament to all who beat TB!
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Congratulations to Sameer Sah, TB Alert's former Director of Overseas Programmes, on receiving the new British Humanitarian Medal from King Charles! This award recognises his vital role securing healthcare for those affected by the Gaza conflict, as Head of Programmes at Medical Aid to Palestinians.
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
📢 #EUTestingWeek! Did you know TB can hide in your body for years without making you ill? 🗣️ If you have links to a country with high rates of TB or work in an occupation that increases your risk ask about a latent TB test. Prevention is better than cure. #LatentTB #Tuberculosis #eutestingweek
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Paul Belcher FRCP HonMFPH 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @pauljbelcher.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
🇪🇺 @ecdc.europa.eu sounds alarm on #PublicHealth “Despite being preventable, every year, over 57 000 people in the EU die from #AIDS, #TB & #hepatitis — a high toll for a continent with available resources, knowledge and effective tools for prevention and control.” www.politico.eu/sponsored-co...
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Europe’s health at a crossroads: Stronger efforts needed to achieve 2030 targets
HIV, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections are causing unnecessary suffering across Europe — it is time to take action.
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Lucia Ruggiero @lruggiero.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Tuberculosis: a threat to health security in the European region and the collective actions needed - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Tuberculosis: a threat to health security in the European region and the collective actions needed
The 2025 European tuberculosis surveillance report underscores the gravity of the situation in the WHO European region.1 Across 53 member states in Europe and Central Asia, more than 225 000 people ha...
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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 12/04/2025
“We know how to live in a world without tuberculosis, and that means, ultimately, that we’re choosing to live in a world with tuberculosis,” @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social said. “But all of y’all are making a different choice. And that is my great encouragement.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Tuberculosis could end if there’s more US public health funding, experts say
Resurgence could be on horizon as outbreaks pick up speed in US and abroad amid public health program cuts
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Paul Belcher FRCP HonMFPH 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @pauljbelcher.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
📈 #TB in England and #Poverty: “the canary in the coal mine for other health issues related to social deprivation – everything from other infectious diseases to chronic conditions like diabetes.”
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Devastating that this should be necessary - an important tool to bear witness to lives lost.
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
TB is concentrated among already marginalised populations, compounding the challenges they face: #TransDayOfVisibility #TDOV www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Shunned and shamed, Pakistan’s trans community finally gets help for TB
Often forced into sex work, trans people are at higher risk of tuberculosis but face abuse when they seek treatment. Now screening and outreach work are helping tackle the disease
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
#TB cases are rising. Are you familiar with the signs and symptoms? A persistent cough, fever, night sweats, and weight loss could be TB. Early diagnosis is key. Learn more at www.thetruthabouttb.org #ThinkTB #Tuberculosis
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
#Tuberculosis #TB can affect anyone, but some are at higher risk. This includes healthcare workers. Ensure you're up to date with TB screening and consider the BCG vaccine. #TBprevention #HealthcareWorkersTB
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Calling all doctors - #ThinkTB! Symptoms can mimic other respiratory illnesses. If a patient presents with a cough lasting over 3 weeks, consider TB. Prompt testing and treatment are essential. #TBdiagnosis #PublicHealth #PatientCare
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Short treatment regimens for LTBI would be very welcome to make it easier on individuals at risk of reactivation of latent TB. We are also excited for new technologies to identify those most at risk from reactivation - hopefully reducing the need for LTBI treatment entirely.
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YOUNITE Global @younite4tb.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Every breath matters, every life counts! 🫁✨ Tuberculosis is preventable, treatable, and curable—yet millions continue to suffer. It’s time to invest in awareness, education, and action. Together, we can break the cycle and build a TB-free future!
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
#TB cases jumped 13% in England from 2023 to 2024. Think TB! A cough that lasts more than 3 weeksmay not be a lingering cold. It could be tuberculosis. Other symptoms include fever, night sweats, weight loss, and tiredness. Learn more at www.thetruthabouttb.org #ThinkTB #Tuberculosis
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Great to see the UK Government taking future infectious disease threats, including antimicrobial resistance, seriously. Let's not overlook though that TB is currently the biggest infectious disease threat globally with drug-resistance already a growing threat; www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Priority pathogens: UK draws up new disease-threat watch list
Some are viruses with global pandemic potential - like Covid - others infectious illnesses with no treatments.
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Barts Charity @bartscharity.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
This #WorldTBDay, we’re uniting experts to tackle tuberculosis (TB) through the new @qmul.ac.uk & Barts Health TB Centre. East London has the highest TB cases in Western Europe & Barts Health treats 5–6% of all cases in the UK. Learn more and watch the full video on: bit.ly/41ZWrir
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Tuberculosis #TB cases are rising. Are you familiar with the signs and symptoms? A persistent cough, fever, night sweats, and weight loss could be TB. Early diagnosis is key. Learn more at www.thetruthabouttb.org #ThinkTB #Tuberculosis
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TB Action @tbaction.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Patient and public involvement will be at the heart of the new Queen Mary & Barts Health Tuberculosis Centre, to help shape services and research. The centre, funded by @bartscharity.bsky.social, is a collaboration between @qmul.ac.uk and @tb-alert.bsky.social youtu.be/m3C0Kwh8OCc?...
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Experts tackle tuberculosis in East London
YouTube video by Barts Charity
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Our animated World TB Day 2025 infographic highlights rising rates of TB in England, who is most affected and how to recognise the symptoms. Taking just one minute of your day to take a look might help save lives! #WorldTBDay #ThinkTB
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TB Alert @tb-alert.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Tuberculosis (TB) can affect anyone, but some are at higher risk. This includes people born outside the UK. Let's work together to #EndTB. Find information in multiple languages at www.thetruthabouttb.org #TBawareness #HealthEquity
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YOUNITE Global @younite4tb.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
With just six years left to end TB, now is the time to 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭, 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫! We need bold commitments backed by action, increased investments in TB programs, and the delivery of quality care for all. Together, we can turn promises into progress and make history by ending TB. #younite4tb
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TB_UITB & fuiTB @tb-uitb.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
The #WorldTBDay in #Barcelona: 👉There was an event about complicated cases, doctoral thesis, SIILTIBCY skin test and gamification and TB. 👉The 80% decline of the #EndTB will probably not be reached by 2030 unless surveillance and control are improved, and TB Programmes… daily27.info/2025/03/24/w...
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