The publication in 2006 of the third edition of Reichman and Hershfield’s Tuberculosis: A Comprehensive, International Approach, presented by the series of monographs Lung Biology in Health and Disease, may be a coincidence, but it is very opportune as it gives the reader not only a status report of where the field of tuberculosis is today, but also provides a panoramic review of the many new research avenues that are in need of investigation. The purpose of this volume, as stated by its editor, Dr. Mario C. Raviglione, is to show ‘‘what needs to be integrated in practice through effective collaboration between research scientists, physicians, public-health officials, epidemiologists, and policy makers’’ if indeed the Global Plan to Stop TB is to succeed. Truly, this volume gives us a road map to reach this goal !
