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Two outbreaks of tuberculosis (TB) in Nunavut have been declared over after a yearslong public health battle.
Nunavut's health department has officially declared an end to tuberculosis outbreaks in Pangnirtung and Pond Inlet.
Outbreak or not, your risk of getting tuberculosis is low unless you're in very close contact with a person with active symptoms. Even if you've breathed in TB germs , you cannot spread it to ...
A large, ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has sickened at least 67 and caused two deaths. What to know about TB symptoms, transmission, and treatment.
A large, ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has sickened at least 67 and caused two deaths. What to know about TB symptoms, transmission, and treatment.
Correction & clarification: This story has been updated to correct when the outbreak began. It’s January 2024. Health officials in Kansas have reported a tuberculosis outbreak in the ...
The tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City area is not, in fact, the largest in U.S. history. But it does offer an important public health lesson.
Kansas is currently experiencing a large tuberculosis outbreak, but federal health officials are countering the claim it’s a U.S. record.
Tuberculosis outbreaks in Pond Inlet and Pangnirtung have been resolved, according to the Department of Health on July 2.
Beyond bringing back diseases like measles and TB, defunding NIH will cost the United States its leading role in global health research.
The labelling of cattle as high-risk for TB at marts will be limited to cows, should the controversial measure be adopted, a ...