Cases declined sharply at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but have been rising since. Most U.S. TB cases are ...
Tuberculosis (TB) rates in the U.S. rose by 16 percent in 2023, marking the third year that cases went up following nearly 30 ...
The number of tuberculosis cases in 2023 rose by 15% in California compared to the previous year. That's the highest year-over-year increase in 35 years.
The number of patients diagnosed with the bacterial disease is up 15 percent year over year, and medical professionals are ...
Ten cases of active tuberculosis were identified in SLO County in 2023 – The number of tuberculosis cases in California and ...
Today, immigrants and those seeking asylum in the U.S. have to take a blood test that detects any tuberculosis infection, but in the past it was just an X-ray, which doesn’t show a case where ...
Contrary to public perception, the disease is still active in the United States. The number of TB cases in the U.S. briefly dropped at the start of the pandemic, but there was a 5% increase in ...
According to county Public Health Officer Dr. Maggie Park, “State data shows that annually, approximately 200 people die with ...
SACRAMENTO, the United States, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. state of California has seen a "substantial increase" in tuberculosis (TB) cases over the past year, accompanied by a rising rate of deaths ...
Priya Shete, an associate professor of medicine and epidemiology at UCSF, isn’t surprised that TB cases are rising in California’s metropolitan areas. People who live in close quarters are ...