CV Lattes
ORCID
Abstract
Tuberculosis is the disease that causes the highest number of deaths in the world due to contact with an infectious agent. Approximately 5-10% of infected people total more than 10 million sick people. The remaining 90-95% of infected individuals have latent/symptomatic infection and correspond to ¼ of the world population. Innate immunity is believed to be fundamental for inducing latenc…