The notification rate of tuberculosis (TB) went up from 2 to 2.5 per 100,000 population. But overall, numbers of notified paediatric cases remain relatively low across the region. As young children ...

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. An estimated 1.2 million ...

Megan West, who is from Coventry, West Midlands, recently warned other parents about the signs and symptoms of tuberculosis, ...

Despite global efforts, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in children is rising at an alarming rate, with younger children at the highest risk of mortality—urgent action is needed to reverse the trend.

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 outbreak ...

Kansas is currently facing the worst tuberculosis outbreak in the state’s history. Two people have died in the outbreak. What to know about a tuberculosis vaccine. A tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in ...

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, affecting millions annually despite being preventable and curable. Understanding how TB spreads is crucial for both ...

A new study has assessed TB infection and active TB disease during children's first decade of life in high-burden settings. The new results found that there was a consistently high rate of annual TB ...