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Fight against tuberculosis stalls in Bangladesh as U.S. cuts aid

Earlier this year, the Trump administration’s defunding of USAID brought an abrupt halt to hundreds of global health programs ...

Tuberculosis detected in connection with Ventura County elementary school

Tuberculosis has been detected at a Ventura County school, prompting a public health investigation. Ventura County Public ...

Officials detect tuberculosis at Northern California high school

A student in Northern California tested positive for active tuberculosis on Thursday, according to public health officials. • ...

Cache Creek Casino in Yolo County issues alert over tuberculosis case, contact tracing underway

Contact tracing is underway after a case of contagious tuberculosis was identified at Cache Creek Casino Resort, officials ...

Cache Creek Casino warns customers about active tuberculosis case tied to resort

Active TB is an airborne illness that typically affects the lungs and can be highly contagious. It can be treated with ...

Tuberculosis: The world's deadliest disease is once again on the rise

The answer is tuberculosis. And it kills more than 3,400 people across the globe every day—nearly 1.3 million in 2023 ...

Tuberculosis case confirmed in Western NC. What to know about the disease

Mayo Clinic explains that tuberculosis or "TB" is a serious illness caused by bacteria that mainly affects the lungs. The ...

Popular Northern California casino said tuberculosis exposure happened on property

YOLO COUNTY — A popular Northern California casino visited by customers from all over the state has issued a public health ...

Portable tuberculosis test achieves 100% sensitivity and specificity in clinical samples

TB, a one-sample, parallelized reaction amplification and detection CRISPR assay that detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis ...