In Brazil, TB is a public health problem and one of compulsory notification, and the current situation presents a high burden regarding TB and TB-HIV co-infection. 9, 10 The objective of the present ...

Epidemiology is a tool, in many ways, to understand the distribution of disease in populations, and the factors that lead to ...

Two tuberculosis cases have been confirmed in south Florida. The number of reported TB cases has been increasing in Florida ...

A case of tuberculosis was reported at a Portland-area middle school, sparking concerns among local families, but public ...

One confirmed case of tuberculosis has been diagnosed in an individual at Lane Middle School, Multnomah County Health ...

Patients with HIV can take both their antiretroviral therapy (ART) and treatment to prevent tuberculosis safely to prevent ...

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Tuberculosis is primarily spread through prolonged, close contact with an infected person in an enclosed setting. Most people ...

The number of tuberculosis cases reported in the United States in 2024 increased about 8% over 2023. In Florida, TB increased 9%. California had the highest number of reported infections in 2024.

It’s tuberculosis. Since its diagnosis in 1882, it’s killed more than a billion people — more than malaria, HIV/AIDS, smallpox, influenza, cholera and the plague combined. Tuberculosis has ...