Is TB a concern for Tennesseans? What health officials say about 2025 outbreak
Kansas is dealing with the largest TB outbreak in modern U.S. history. Here's what to know about tuberculosis testing and cases in Tennessee in 2025.
Funding cuts could harm global efforts to fight tuberculosis, WHO warns
The WHO warned Wednesday that massive funding cuts, especially from the United States, could harm humanitarian efforts ...
As Tuberculosis Cases Rise In The US And Worldwide, Health Officials Puzzle Over The Resurgence Of A Disease Once In Decline
An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in ...
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Is TB a concern for Tennesseans? What health officials say about 2025 outbreak
The outbreak is contained to specific areas ... is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Not everyone infected with TB germs becomes sick as there are latent ...
State, feds test vaccinating wild deer to stem persistent bovine tuberculosis infection
Michigan has the only persisting bovine tuberculosis outbreak in wild deer anywhere in the U.S. — and it occasionally spills ...
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Turberculosis Cases Rise in US and Health Official Puzzle Over Its Resurgence
The COVID-19 pandemic has played a pivotal role in the resurgence of TB. Cases increased globally by 4.6% from 2020 to 2023, reversing decades of steady disease declines. In the US, TB cases rose by ...