Here's what tuberculosis is, how it's transmitted and how you can expect to have it treated if it affects you or someone you ...

Also, not everyone infected with TB shows symptoms, making them more likely to spread the disease. "In the absence of symptoms, these people are unlikely to seek care and will not be diagnosed and ...

There were nine active cases in Vanderburgh County as of Thursday, fewer than five of which involve children, according to ...

Getty Kansas has an outbreak of two diseases — measles and tuberculosis — as lawmakers loosen vaccine requirements for children. In a 103-15 vote on March 20, the Kansas House of ...

Under a new law, local health officials will have to prove “probable cause” to make someone quarantine. Orders about public ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis within Kansas City in the United States has been ongoing since Jan. 2024 and has highlighted new trends of TB in the United States. According to March 2025 U.S. Centers for ...

Officials in suburban Joliet have confirmed a student was diagnosed with tuberculosis in recent days. According to a statement from Will County Officials, a case was confirmed at Joliet West High ...

The battery-powered device is the first to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis in saliva in addition to blood and sputum.

After an adult was diagnosed with tuberculosis after visiting two locations in Manchester in January, officials are ...

Homeless shelters: Studies show TB outbreaks occur frequently in shelters, with transmission facilitated by overcrowding, transient populations, and limited healthcare access. Long-term care ...

(MENAFN) Luanda, Angola, is grappling with a severe tuberculosis outbreak, with 28,701 cases recorded in 2024 alone, according to a news agency. The alarming figures also reveal that 1,040 deaths ...

Tuberculosis is a "near-perfect predator ... and will not be diagnosed and treated unless identified as part of an outbreak, as was the case for more than half of the patients in Kansas ...