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 ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis within Kansas City in the United States has been ongoing since Jan. 2024 and has highlighted new ...

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 ...

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 ...

On April 1, all 27 scientists part of an Atlanta-based CDC lab investigating hepatitis outbreaks received an email from the U ...

Malawi on April 17 declared an mpox outbreak after detecting its first three confirmed cases, the World Health Organization ...