Last year, the U.S. saw more than 8,700 cases of TB, according to CDC data. Although TB cases have been steadily declining since the mid 1990s , rates increased in 2021, 2022 and 2023, with 2023 ...

TB germs are put into the air when a person with active TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, speaks or sings, the CDC said. The germs can stay in the air for several hours, depending on the ...

In 2023, the most recent year for which the CDC has data, a total of 9,633 cases of TB disease were reported in the U.S., reflecting a more than 15% increase in the number of cases compared to 2022.

According to CDC spokesperson Melissa Dibble, the Georgia outbreak was linked to 170 active TB cases and over 400 latent cases, meaning patients were asymptomatic and incapable of passing the ...

An unprecedented tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas has reached historic levels, becoming one of the largest ever recorded in U.S. history.. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE ...

CDC TB Surveillance Report. In November, the CDC published a report which showed TB incidence and reported cases in the United States increased for a third consecutive year in 2023.

Employees of the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention accounted for 214 of the staff "expected to receive the rescission of RIF notifications," according to an email to ...

Last year, the U.S. saw more than 8,700 cases of TB, according to CDC data.Although TB cases have been steadily declining since the mid 1990s, rates increased in 2021, 2022 and 2023, with 2023 ...