Tuberculosis continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years. More than 10,300 cases were reported last year, an 8% increase from 2023 and the ...

Health authorities are calling attention to a looming consequence of the Trump administration’s gutting of the U.S. Agency for International Development: the risk of a global surge in tuberculosis ...

Why doesn’t the public know more about the troubling tuberculosis outbreak in eastern Kansas? The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is tracking 384 individuals with suspected ...

"This finding provides new insights into the evolution of M. tuberculosis, suggesting that these pathogens may have originated from marine mycobacteria." The University of Melbourne's Professor Tim ...

Health officials have confirmed almost 50 cases of tuberculosis in Wyandotte County, more than in all of Kansas last year. But the public risk remains low. The Kansas Department of Health and ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease that can be very serious if not treated. TB can stay dormant in your body for decades, but it’s contagious only when you have active symptoms. Tuberculosis ...

Untreated human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection markedly increases the risk of tuberculosis, which remains the most common cause of hospitalization and death globally among people with HIV ...

The City Council of Long Beach, California has authorized a public health emergency in response to a local outbreak of tuberculosis. The city's health officer, Dr. Anissa Davis, declared the emergency ...

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that tuberculosis cases in 2023 were the highest in 10 years. Approximately 40 states reported an increase in tuberculosis ...

Tuberculosis cases are rising again in California, and health officials are urging those at higher risk, as well as doctors, to be alert for the disease, which can lurk in people’s bodies for years ...