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 ...

BALTIMORE — Tuberculosis infected more than 8 million people in 2024—surpassing COVID-19 and marking a record high since 1995—as a new Johns Hopkins–developed vaccine emerges amid rising antibiotic ...

A tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas is raising a lot of questions about the bacterial infection, with ways to prevent infection at the forefront of people’s minds, having many wondering if there is ...

A live-attenuated tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate in development elicits a much more balanced and effective immune response compared to the existing vaccine used across much of the world, ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Public Health Image Library, NIAID, Image ID: 18139) Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Public Health Image Library, NIAID, Image ID: 18139) Tuberculosis (TB) is the number one ...

Expert Rev Vaccines. 2013;12(12):1431-1448. There are two trends in TB vaccine development that warrant mentioning. First, there is a new interest in BCG and novel TB vaccines for prevention of ...

A few weeks ago, we wrote about a positive test for latent tuberculosis and treating that infection with antibiotics. On the heels of that column, we received some follow-up questions from readers.

A previous analysis examined the public health impact of new tuberculosis vaccines and predicted that a pre-exposure vaccine, targeting the acquisition of infection or primary progression would be ...

Stakeholders in a procession along Uhuru highway during the launch of 'Mulika TB-Maliza TB' awareness campaign during the commemoration of World TB Day at Uhuru Park on Friday, March 24, 2016.[JONAH ...