A new study conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that in addition to providing significant improvements in public health, investment in the diagnosis and prevention of ...

The impacts of tuberculosis (TB) are usually discussed in terms of public health and human suffering. Now, new research ...

Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) revaccination didn't help prevent sustained Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in initially uninfected adolescents without HIV in a randomized trial from South Africa.

Dolutegravir-based ART with isoniazid was safe and effective for tuberculosis prevention in ART-naïve HIV patients, leading to rapid viral suppression. The study reported minimal adverse events, with ...

Household contacts of people with tuberculosis (TB) have a high risk of getting TB themselves, at around 2%. It is currently ...

Asymptomatic TB represents a substantial and persistent component of the TB burden in Japan, including potentially infectious cases. Reliance on symptom-based case detection alone may miss a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tuberculosis is making headlines as the contagious respiratory disease spreads in the Midwest. Kansas is currently facing one of ...

Global progress to reduce the number of people who fall ill with tuberculosis (TB) has stalled. More than 10 million people are still getting sick every year, and the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed ...

Superspreading became a familiar concept to many during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior studies examining infectious disease ...

A 3-month, 12-dose regimen of rifapentine and isoniazid (INH) was less toxic, had better compliance, and showed similar efficacy as 6 months of INH alone in preventing tuberculosis (TB) in people with ...

The Gujarat government will provide “Ready-to-Eat Nutrition Snacks” for six months to adult tuberculosis patients weighing ...

In 2025, California had 5.5 tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people on average, according to the CDC’s latest provisional ...