TIMELINE
1250
1360
1555
1720
1870
2023
Across all of these years, Tuberculosis has remained the most deadly infectious disease!
Post COVID-19 pandemic, Tuberculosis has once again regained top place!
WHAT IS TUBERCULOSIS (TB)?
Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
It is an airborne disease that spreads through coughs and sneezes
Although it's often pulmonary, it can also affect the bones, lymph nodes, and brain.
1. Tuberculosis [Internet]. NITHA | Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority. [cited 2025 Oct 9]. Available from: https://www.nitha.com/tuberculosis/
TB AS A GLOBAL HEALTH PROBLEM
GLOBAL INCIDENCE OF TB IN 2023
TOOLS
BCG vaccine
Very low efficacy
Very low efficacy
6 Diagnostic tests
Expensive
Inaccurate
Expensive
Inaccurate
Multi-drug treatment
Long complex
Expensive
Long complex
Expensive
We can't cure what we can't find
We believe the real bottleneck for TB eradication is a cheap, accessible diagnostic test! The current tests force a choice: either pay a heavy price of the Interferon-gamma-release-assay or accept inaccurate results from the Tuberculin skin test.
OUR SOLUTION
Sample: blood
Biomarker: miRNA
Detection method: toehold and CCDR
Readout: lateral flow test
Biomarker: miRNA
Detection method: toehold and CCDR
Readout: lateral flow test
