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

Tuberculosis is an airborne bacterial infection that mainly affects the lungs. Those sickened can have chest pain, feel weak and cough up blood or mucus from the respiratory tract, according to ...

A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear ...

The Kansas City metro area is experiencing the largest outbreak in U.S. history, with low risk to the general public, Kansas ...

or cases in which people are infected with the tuberculosis bacteria but don’t have the disease. If the bacteria become active and multiplies, a latent infection can turn into tuberculosis ...

Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease that can impact multiple organs within the body but most commonly affects the lungs. The disease can spread when people breathe in TB bacteria left in the air ...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) says Kansas is facing the largest documented tuberculosis outbreak in ...