Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that infects nearly 11 million people worldwide, killing some 1.25 million of them every year, per data from the World Health Organization. A person infected with the ...

A new test shows promising results for detecting latent tuberculosis infection in resource-limited settings. This is according to a study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the journal Clinical ...

New test shows high sensitivity for tuberculosis, providing a faster, near-point-of-care option for early detection and ...

Researchers have developed a highly sensitive blood test that can find traces of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB) in infants a year before they develop the deadly disease, according to a new ...

Broome County Health Department and Sheriff’s Office said they are taking all measures to ensure safety inside the jail.

COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Hundreds of students and staff members at Cobb County's Walton High School have received their test results after they were possibly exposed to tuberculosis. Cobb and Douglas County ...

In a large household cohort, diabetes mellitus in TB patients did not increase tuberculin skin test infection and was linked ...

Last week, activists and patients won a breakthrough in the fight against the world’s deadliest infectious disease: tuberculosis. Cepheid, a medical equipment manufacturer owned by the multinational ...

Tuberculosis is a contagious bacterial infection that can be spread when an infected person speaks or coughs. Common symptoms ...

Tuberculosis is both curable and preventable, yet each year, it still kills more people than any other infectious disease.

PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — The health department in Pitt County is investigating a confirmed case of tuberculosis involving ...