Healthline also offers the following tips for preventing TB infections: Wash your hands often and cover your mouth when ...

Scientists have discovered three powerful new drug regimens that offer more effective treatment for tuberculosis—bringing ...

The largest tuberculosis outbreak in the U.S. occurred from 2015 through 2017 at a homeless shelter in Georgia, which was ...

An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in two Kansas counties has sickened dozens since January 2024. Health officials are raising ...

However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention clarified the Kansas outbreak isn’t the largest in modern history.

The endTB trial is one of four recent randomized controlled trials testing new, shorter, and less toxic treatment regimens ...

Kansas is currently facing one the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in U.S. history with 67 confirmed active cases and 79 ...

An outbreak of the infectious lung disease TB in Kansas is one of the largest ever recorded in the US. As of January 24, ...

There is a vaccine aimed at preventing TB called Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), but it’s not commonly used in the U.S., ...

Tuberculosis spreads through germs released when a person with TB in their lungs coughs, speaks or sings. These bacteria can ...

A large outbreak of tuberculosis has been reported in Kansas; is tuberculosis a public health concern in Louisiana? Find out ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City area has grown into one of the largest ever recorded in the U.S., with dozens of active cases of the infectious disease reported.