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According to the CDC, tuberculosis (TB) is a disease cause by germs that are spread from person to person through the air. There are two kinds of TB: active and inactive.
CDC officials expected TB numbers would rise, but the 2023 count “was a little more than was expected,” said Dr. Philip LoBue, director of the agency's Division of Tuberculosis Elimination.
The Treatment Action Group says the 22 TB projects whose funding was suspended by NIH don't involve "gain-of-function" ...
The Tulsa Health Department is conducting a public health investigation after an active tuberculosis case was linked to ...
NEW YORK — The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 was the highest in a decade, according to a new government report. Forty states reported an increase in TB, and rates were up among all ...
CDC TB Surveillance Report. The CDC estimates that up to 13 million people in the U.S. have inactive TB, as of 2023. While not everyone with inactive TB will develop full-blown TB disease, ...
According to the CDC, there are two types of tuberculosis: inactive or active cases. The difference is not everyone infected with the germs becomes sick. What are the main symptoms of tuberculosis?
After the CDC said the Kansas tuberculosis outbreak isn't the largest in documented history, KDHE clarified they meant the largest in a single year.
In 2023, the CDC recorded 46 active TB cases in Kansas, says Bronaugh. “It’s a substantial outbreak of tuberculosis,” Dr. William Schaffner, ...
The CDC says people infected with active TB may experience the symptoms listed above, but those with inactive TB may show no symptoms at all. People with inactive TB “do not feel sick, ...
Bovine tuberculosis is quite rare, accounting for less than 2% of total tuberculosis, or TB, cases in the US. It's mostly been eliminated from commercial cattle, but it's still present in wild ...