The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has laid off thousands of workers since January. Current and former CDC staff members are grappling with uncertainty about both their futures and public ...

Global health experts warn that US retreat from TB prevention programs could lead to a resurgence of the deadliest infectious ...

The CDC estimates that up to 13 million people in the U.S are living with “latent TB,” also known as “inactive TB.” This means the bacteria is dormant and is not causing the person to be ...

Kateryna Kon/science Photo Libra/Getty Images Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by a type of bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, according to the CDC. It is one of the world's leading ...

Cases of TB had consistently been on the decline in the U.S. for nearly three decades but began to rise in 2021, according to the CDC’s latest data shared in 2024. In 2024, more than 10,300 TB ...

and the community from the possibility of being exposed to TB in accordance with the guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),” Federal Bureau of Prisons officials said.

More than 10,300 TB cases were reported in 2024 — an 8% increase from 2023 and the highest case count since 2011, according to the CDC. Thirty-four states and the District of Columbia showed ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC), TB cases began to rise in America in 2021. Last year, in Florida, there was a 9% increase in cases. TB is a vaccine-preventable ...

TB cases have risen in the U.S. in recent years. The CDC reported a 9% increase in Florida last year. While TB is vaccine-preventable, the vaccine is not commonly administered in the U.S., where ...

The CDC, IDSA and other agencies created updated guidance for treating drug-susceptible and drug-resistant TB. The guidance is for both adolescents and adults. Following the success of recent ...