Following the success of recent clinical trials, several major infectious disease agencies updated treatment guidance for ...

A vote on April 16 will cover recommendations for three vaccines, including for respiratory syncytial virus and chikungunya, ...

People who have had direct contact with a person with tuberculosis might be eligible for a free limited latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) test, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday ...

World Tuberculosis Day: India accounts for 30 per cent of the global TB burden and 62 per cent of multidrug-resistant cases. Despite a 17.7 per cent reduction in incidence since 2015, achieving the ...

CDC officials say the rise is the mainly due to international travel and migration. The vast majority of U.S. TB cases are diagnosed in people born in other countries. Other illnesses that weaken the ...