The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates nearly 13 million people in the U.S. have “latent TB infection.

The controlled living pattern of all boys in the school and the tuberculosis-control program in effect when the outbreak occurred provided an unusual opportunity to study the epidemiology of this ...

Detecting TB early goes a long way toward avoiding some of the disease's worst outcomes and preventing its spread to others.

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, a bacterial infection usually found in the lungs, remains the world’s top infectious killer, causing 1.25 million deaths worldwide in 2023, according to the World Health ...

May 5, 2025 — Chemists found a way to identify a complex sugar molecule in the cell walls of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the world's deadliest pathogen. This labeling could lead to simpler ...

In recent years, cases of tuberculosis have started to tick up in New York City. Here’s what to know about the infectious disease.

Tuberculosis, the world's deadliest infectious disease, is estimated to infect around 10 million people each year, and kills ...

Florida recorded 681 cases of TB in 2024, about 9% more than the previous year, federal data shows. California had the highest number of reported TB cases in 2024, with 2,100 cases. More than 30 other ...

Chemists found a way to identify a complex sugar molecule in the cell walls of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the world's deadliest pathogen. This labeling could lead to simpler, faster TB tests.