The number of tuberculosis cases in 2023 rose by 15% in California compared to the previous year. That’s the highest ...
The number of patients diagnosed with the bacterial disease is up 15 percent year over year, and medical professionals are ...
Health officials estimate more than 685,000 people in L.A. County have latent tuberculosis, where they aren't sick and are ...
According to county Public Health Officer Dr. Maggie Park, “State data shows that annually, approximately 200 people die with ...
Ten cases of active tuberculosis were identified in SLO County in 2023 – The number of tuberculosis cases in California and ...
Tuberculosis is on the rise in New York ... The disease has been relatively scarce in the U.S. since cases peaked decades ago during the AIDS epidemic, but it is still a leading killer globally.
Contrary to public perception, the disease is still active in the United States. The number of TB cases in the U.S. briefly dropped at the start of the pandemic, but there was a 5% increase in ...
Priya Shete, an associate professor of medicine and epidemiology at UCSF, isn’t surprised that TB cases are rising in California’s metropolitan areas. People who live in close quarters are ...
SACRAMENTO, the United States, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. state of California has seen a "substantial increase" in tuberculosis (TB) cases over the past year, accompanied by a rising rate of deaths ...