The search for new tuberculosis drug targets under traditional laboratory methods has historically proven to be arduous and ...

Without treatment, a latent tuberculosis infection may still become active, should a person's immune system fail to keep levels of the bacteria low. This happens to about 10% of people with latent ...

As Kansas deals with one of the largest tuberculous outbreaks in the nation since the 1950s, Californians may be wondering ...

Kansas is currently facing one the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in U.S. history with 67 confirmed active cases and 79 ...

Emerging drug-resistant strains are posing significant challenges to the global fight against tuberculosis (TB) and it is a critical task to detect treatment failure as early as possible.

Kansas is currently experiencing a rare outbreak of tuberculosis (TB), the world’s deadliest infectious disease. TB is spread ...

The team was also coordinating with community leaders to educate the public about tuberculosis, an infectious disease that is caused by bacteria and most often affects the lungs. “This outbreak ...

There is a vaccine aimed at preventing TB called Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), but it’s not commonly used in the U.S., ...

No, you probably didn’t get tuberculosis at Sunday’s Chiefs game. A yearlong outbreak of the bacterial disease in the Kansas City metropolitan area has raised concerns about spread locally and ...

A tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas City ... according to KDHE. It is caused by bacteria that spreads through the air when infected people cough, speak or sing. "Kansas is not alone in its battle ...

A wave of tuberculosis cases hitting the Kansas City ... People with latent infections cannot spread TB bacteria to others, but if the bacteria becomes active, latent infection can develop ...

People with latent tuberculosis infections do not show symptoms and cannot spread the bacteria to other people. Tuberculosis symptoms tend to persist for months. They include bloody coughing ...