A confirmed case of tuberculosis at a Joliet high school earlier this week was the second in the Chicago area this month, ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis within Kansas City in the United States has been ongoing since Jan. 2024 and has highlighted new ...

Health officials issued a warning this week after someone at a suburban Chicago high school was diagnosed with active ...

Day, and the Richmond and Henrico Health Districts (RHHD) are encouraging community members to seek preventative care and screening for TB.

As of early 2025, tuberculosis cases are increasing in the U.S. This disease, often shortened to TB, causes significant lung damage and, if not treated, is almost always lethal.

Each year, tuberculosis kills some 1.25 million people globally and more than 10 times that number become infected with the disease annually, according to the World Health Organization.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection ... vulgaris or TB verrucosa cutis to develop in the same location. Some types, such as lupus vulgaris, may also increase the risk of skin cancers ...

European tuberculosis surveillance report underscores the gravity of the situation in the WHO European region.1 Across 53 ...