Prime Minister Modi emphasized a team-based approach to eliminate TB by 2025, highlighting the detection of over 7 lakh cases, including asymptomatic ones, during a recent campaign. What stood out ...

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that infects nearly 11 million people worldwide, killing some 1.25 million of them every year, per data from the World Health Organization. A person infected ...

There are more than three million people alive in South Africa who have been cured of TB. But even after being cured, many continue to suffer the long-term after-effects of the disease. To find out ...

22 to Dec. 1, 2024, is being warned they could have potentially been exposed to tuberculosis (TB). The San Diego County Tuberculosis Control Program is working with St. Michael’s Catholic ...

Introduction Despite growing evidence of the long-term impact of tuberculosis (TB) on quality of life, Global Burden of Disease (GBD) estimates of TB-related disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) do ...

The price of pretomanid, a key component used in the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), dropped by 25% in April, to less than $1 per day, primarily owing to Indian manufacturers ...

Speaking at the first day of the World Health Summit (WHS) Regional Meeting during the panel discussion Asia Region TB Vaccine R&D Financing, Dr. Swaminathan emphasised that an effective TB ...

TB is the deadliest infectious diseases globally, with 10.8 million new cases and 1.25 million deaths in 2023. Effective screening for TB is an important intervention to quickly detect the disease ...

The preliminary numbers were reported at an event organised by the DBT on Monday (March 24, 2025) to mark World TB Day. Intensified TB elimination campaign will be expanded to all districts ...

Using a swab to test for a disease should be fresh in the memory of anyone who had a Covid-19 test. A test for TB that relies on a simple tongue swab instead of a person having to cough up sputum is ...

The latest data reveals that India’s tuberculosis (TB) incidence has decreased from 237 to 195 cases per 100,000 population between 2015 and 2023—a 17.7% reduction, more than double the global average ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease, usually caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. (Image Credits: Unsplash) World TB Day 2025: Tuberculosis is the deadliest infectious ...