As tuberculosis cases rise in the US and worldwide, health officials puzzle over the resurgence of a disease once in decline

As tuberculosis cases rise in the US and worldwide, health officials puzzle over the resurgence of a disease once in decline

Source: The Conversation

Reports of TB date back to the time of Hippocrates, but the Kansas outbreak shows that the ancient disease is very much a modern-day scourge.

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and continues as of early March 2025. To date, 147 people have been reportedly di… [6156 chars]

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