On the PPD vial, the number indicates "5 TU" (tuberculin units), while on the ... Lack of availability of Td in single-dose syringes also forces providers to purchase multiple-dose vials, further ...

The highest number of tuberculosis (TB) cases since global monitoring began were recorded in 2023, according to a report published by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Learn more about the positive advancements that have been made in tuberculosis research in an attempt to find new treatment ...

Tuberculosis is again the leading cause of deaths from infectious disease after COVID-19 displaced it briefly during the ...

This includes close household contacts of TB patients and individuals living with HIV, both of whom face elevated risks of ...

An estimated 1.2 million children develop tuberculosis disease (TB) and 200,000 kids die from TB worldwide each year, but the risk of developing TB infection and disease throughout childhood remains ...

The WHO announced that Tuberculosis (TB) has overtaken COVID-19 as the leading infectious disease causing deaths in 2023, ...

Dr. Cassandra Kelly-Cirino says a lot of countries will continue to need international funding to tackle tuberculosis — but ...

About 1.25 million people died of TB last year, the new report said, adding that TB likely returned to being the world’s top infectious disease killer after being replaced by COVID-19 during the ...

New findings also indicate that children who live in settings with a high burden of TB have a consistently high annual risk of developing TB infection throughout childhood.

The World Health Organization’s latest global report on tuberculosis has good and bad news for African countries.

the World Health Organization said -- the highest number since it began global TB monitoring in 1995. The WHO said its Global Tuberculosis Report 2024, released Tuesday, highlights "mixed progress ...