A recently introduced blood test can reveal which patients may develop active tuberculosis much more precisely than the 100-year old TB skin test, according to a new study published today in the ...

The UK government completed another roll-out of requirements for TB screenings for immigrants from more than 50 countries including Nigeria, South Korea, Russia and the Ukraine last month. Students ...

A new study conducted by researchers in Leicester and Nottingham has shown the potential for a new blood test to not only diagnose human tuberculosis (TB) but also identify those at most risk of ...

The UK government is to extend pre-entry tuberculosis (TB) screening to an additional 67 countries identified as having ‘high incidence’ of the disease by the World Health Organisation. Some of these, ...