What you need to know about tuberculosis testing, vaccine longevity

So, even once the bacteria are vanquished, a person most likely will continue to test positive, as the immune system will ...

After 2 deaths and many cases, Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is over

The tuberculosis outbreak in KCK that Kansas public health officials once called the largest "over the span of one year" has ...
The Scranton Times-Tribune

Latent tuberculosis requires immediate medical care

Q: I was surprised when I had to have a TB test for a new job and was shocked that it came back positive. I have no symptoms, and I feel fine. How do you get it? Could I have infected my family? I ...
Times-Standard

Ask the Doctors | Latent tuberculosis can turn active at any time

Dear Doctors: I am 14 years old and recently had to test for tuberculosis. What is the common age range for tuberculosis? I did some research and learned that there are both latent and active ...
Medscape

Latent TB Infection: New Guidelines and Preferred Treatments

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that up to 13 million people in the United States have latent tuberculosis (TB) infection. These patients do not feel sick, do not show ...

TB cases on the rise in Tulare County, officials say

Tulare County Health Officials have reported an increase in cases of Tuberculosis, which is an airborne disease that can be ...
Visalia Times-Delta on MSN

Tulare County tuberculosis cases on the rise. Here's what to know

Tuberculosis cases have increased in Tulare County this year, which inspired the county’s Health & Human Services Agency to ...
Los Angeles Times

Shorter treatment found for latent tuberculosis

In what is being hailed as the biggest breakthrough since the 1960s in treatment for latent tuberculosis — noninfectious TB without symptoms — researchers said Monday that weekly doses of a cocktail ...
Healio

Low clinical value in repeat latent tuberculosis tests in patients taking biologics

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ATLANTA — Repeat, routine testing for latent tuberculosis infection among patients receiving biologics is both ...
Los Angeles Times

Drugs for Latent TB Carry Risks, Doctors Told

WASHINGTON — Five patients died of liver failure and 16 others were hospitalized after they took a standard two-drug regimen to treat latent tuberculosis infections, federal health officials reported ...
Sierra Sun Times

Tulare County HHS Reports Tuberculosis (TB) Cases Have Increased in Tulare County, Health Officials Encourage TB Screening

November 19, 2025 - Tulare County is experiencing an increase in cases of Tuberculosis, also known as TB, which is a serious illness caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Public Health ...

San Francisco health officials confirm tuberculosis case linked to local high school

The San Francisco Department of Public Health on Monday confirmed a case of active tuberculosis in an individual connected to ...