The highest number of tuberculosis (TB) cases since global monitoring began were recorded in 2023, according to a report published by the World Health Organization (WHO). TB is an infectious disease ...

Tuberculosis is the world's top infectious killer. About 10 million people fall ill with the disease every year, and roughly 1.5 million people die because of it, according to the World Health ...

A new study published in PLOS Global Public Health contributes to the growing evidence that nutrition should be treated as a core part of tuberculosis care—not an afterthought. The research, conducted ...

The Kansas City TB outbreak has 67 active cases, with 35 cured and 30 under treatment, and two deaths reported. TB cases have risen nationally and globally, with the US reporting the highest number ...

Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease, which is caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis, generally it affects the lungs. Tuberculosis is spread from one person to another through microscopic ...

New study supports QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus use in immunocompromised and other high-risk populations in various settings Findings show QuantiFERON testing is cost-effective compared with tuberculin ...

A long-term probe has found that South Africans with highly drug-resistant TB are “systematically” discharged from hospital without being cured, placing themselves and others at risk, its authors said ...

The world celebrates World Tuberculosis Day every year on March 24, which creates awareness of the severe health, social and economic burden of tuberculosis TB. The day is commemorated as the day when ...