On World TB Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to accelerate action to end tuberculosis (TB) and ...

New tests recommended by the WHO can address TB cases with no or few symptoms more quickly and improve access to life-saving treatment.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has opened the door to widespread use of interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) in testing for tuberculosis (TB) infection. Officials lifted restrictions on the ...

Healthcare workers should be tested for tuberculosis (TB) when they are hired and should be retested only after an occupational exposure, according to new guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease ...

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South Africa is trialling a cheap, portable TB test that costs a third of the current standard. But the new test can't detect ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that up to 13 million people in the United States have latent tuberculosis (TB) infection. These patients do not feel sick, do not show ...

The new government TB dashboard is a step forward for transparency and accountability in South Africa's response to the ...

South Africa is trialling a cheap, portable TB test that costs a third of the current standard. But the new test can’t detect ...