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 ...

Kansas has an outbreak of two diseases — measles and tuberculosis — as lawmakers loosen vaccine requirements for children.

Health officials issued a warning this week after someone at a suburban Chicago high school was diagnosed with active ...

Officials in suburban Joliet have confirmed a student was diagnosed with tuberculosis in recent days. According to a ...

NEWSCENTER FIVE. SHARMAN. THANK YOU FOR THAT. HEALTH OFFICIALS IN THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ARE WORKING TO STOP THE SPREAD OF TUBERCULOSIS. THEY ARE SEARCHING FOR ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE COME INTO ...

The Kansas TB rate jumped 148% last year, according to the new CDC data. Alaska and Hawaii continue to have the highest case rates.Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria that usually attack the lungs ...

Now for a global snapshot. According to estimates provided by the United Nations-affiliated STOP TB Partnership (STP), over ...