Hi, I’m Dr. Robin Miller for HealthDay.  Is tuberculosis making a comeback in the U.S.? After three decades on the decline, TB rates in the U.S. have been steadily increasing since 2020. The state of ...

In part 2 of this interview, Michael A. Bernstein, MD, highlights the need for prolonged antibiotics and strong public health measures to combat tuberculosis (TB) at both the individual and population ...

A confirmed case of active tuberculosis at Tiyan High School has prompted a required TB skin testing for individuals who may have been exposed to the bacteria causing the infectious lung disease ...

A TB outbreak in Kansas has people around the country worried. These facts will help you put the risk in ...

However, most people get infected with TB don’t get sick, according to NCDHSS. That’s because their bodies can fight the ...

During a TB outbreak, public workers develop lists of all close contacts of people infected and arrange them for testing, which can be done through a skin or blood test, according to William Schaffner ...

Kansas has experienced a significant outbreak of tuberculosis with 67 active infections and even more latent cases of the ...

TB infections have been rising every year since 2020 after 30 years of decline. Now, a historic outbreak in Kansas is highlighting the disturbing trend. A colorized X-ray of a patient's chest ...

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Correction & clarification: This story has been updated to correct when the outbreak began. It’s January 2024. Health officials in Kansas have reported a tuberculosis outbreak in the ...