and LTBI treatment is referred to as “Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment (TPT)” to reflect updated terminology in the Canadian Tuberculosis Standards, 8th ed., 2022. New first-line recommendations for ...

Why doesn’t the public know more about the troubling tuberculosis outbreak in eastern Kansas? The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is tracking 384 individuals with suspected ...

You may have seen reports of an outbreak of tuberculosis in Kansas City and thought: Oh, no! Is this the start of something bigger? Do you need to worry? First, the facts: The tuberculosis ...

It could be an indicator that tuberculosis cases may be increasing across the United States, said Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at University of ...

Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) triggers an autoimmune-like response in the host leading to further complications. One of the major concerns in eliminating Tuberculosis (TB) is ...

Tuberculosis cases are on the rise, including in North Carolina. The Kansas City area is currently at the epicenter of an unusual tuberculosis outbreak, where 67 people are being treated for the ...

An unprecedented tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas has reached historic levels, becoming one of the largest ever recorded in U.S. history. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE ...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory diseases, cancers, diabetes, and neuropsychiatric diseases cause significant global morbidity and mortality which ...