Extensively drug-resistant (XDR-TB) strains have been detected ... and reliable methods for drug-susceptibility testing (DST) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. For years, proportion methods on ...

Early detection and treatment plans have helped limit further disease transmission in the US. However, we've seen numbers ...

Health officials are downplaying the TB danger, although the outbreak has continued for a full year with no end in sight.

There is an alarming outbreak of active tuberculosis (TB) cases in the Kansas City, Kansas area. At least 69 people have been ...

A confirmed case of active tuberculosis at Simon Sanchez High School has prompted testing for those who may have been in ...

Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the vaccine for tuberculosis, but according to Collins, it is not routinely given in the U.S. According to the CDC, this is due to several reasons, including the mixed ...

Two patients have died since spread of disease was identified in January 2024, reports Alan Booth, Senior Editor at ...

A major tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City area has sickened dozens of people and killed two. What to know about TB symptoms, spread, and treatment.