World Health Organization warns of possible tuberculosis surge because of USAID cuts
Health authorities are calling attention to a looming consequence of gutting of USAID: the risk of a global surge in ...
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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There is no imminent infectious disease crisis at the border
The Trump administration is reportedly planning to use infectious disease as a reason to reduce the flow of migrants. But ...
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The Fight Against TB Was Frozen in Time, Until Now. See Its Future
Tuberculosis has stalked humanity for as nearly as long as we've been on earth. In this article, we take a look at how UCSF ...
Why increasing rates of tuberculosis in the UK and US should concern everyone
With one of the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks in US history, Kansas has more to worry about than its recent Super Bowl ...
Tuberculosis case confirmed in Manchester, state health officials say
A person in Manchester who spent time in one of the city's homeless shelters has tested positive for tuberculosis, state health officials confirmed Thursday. Jake Leon, the director of communications ...
Free testing clinics for tuberculosis scheduled in Manchester following confirmed case
Two testing clinics will be held in Manchester next week, after a person who spent time at the Families in Transition Adult Shelter and the 1269 Café tested positive for tuberculosis, state health ...
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COVID-19 is the latest epidemic to show biomedical breakthroughs aren't enough to eliminate a disease
Sustained focus and resources aimed at helping the most socially and economically vulnerable are essential, too — as the ...
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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Evaluating H56:IC31 vaccine in tuberculosis recurrence prevention
Tuberculosis remains one of the most lethal infectious diseases caused by a single pathogen. According to the latest global ...
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ASHA workers combat TB stigma in UP with nationwide screening initiative
Ranjana Chaudhary, a 28-year-old ASHA worker in Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharthnagar visits six to seven houses in Madhubeniya village every day with an aim to eradicate the stigma behind Tuberculosis and ...