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.

Apr. 9, 2025 — This handheld device is the first that can detect tuberculosis in saliva, in addition to blood and sputum samples, an important breakthrough for testing children and HIV patients ...

Tuberculosis and Covid-19 are both respiratory diseases with similar symptoms The World Health Organization (WHO) insisted as the March 24 Tuberculosis (TB) Day looms over that the disease remains ...

Previous research has indicated that prisoners are at 10 times greater risk for tuberculosis than the general population, researchers said in background notes. However, reported TB cases in ...