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TB Cases Go Undetected In Prisons, Threatening Nearby Communities
TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 – Tuberculosis (TB) might seem like a disease from days gone by, but a new study suggests the COVID pandemic might have given the infectious menace a new foothold. Most...
Tuberculosis on the Rise Again in the United States
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 – Preliminary data released this month by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that more than 10,300 tuberculosis (TB) cases were reported last...
Three All-Oral Shortened Regimens Noninferior for Rifampin-Resistant TB
THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2025 – Three all-oral shortened regimens have noninferior efficacy compared with standard therapy for fluoroquinolone-susceptible, rifampin-resistant tuberculosis, according to a...
Health Officials Alarmed by Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas
TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 – Kansas health officials are tackling the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in U.S. history, with 67 confirmed cases since the start of 2025. The outbreak includes 60 active...
Kansas Reports Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak in U.S. History
TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 – Kansas health officials are fighting the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in U.S. history, with 67 confirmed cases since new year began. The outbreak includes 60 active...
Shorter Treatment Regimens Recommended for Tuberculosis
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 – In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Thoracic Society and published in the January issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine,...
Global TB Cases Hit Record High, TB Becomes Top Infectious Disease Killer
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 – The World Health Organization reports that tuberculosis (TB) cases hit a record high in 2023, with more than 8 million diagnoses and 1.25 million deaths, meaning it is...
Once Again, Tuberculosis Becomes World's Top Infectious Disease Killer
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 – In the highest tally ever recorded for tuberculosis cases, the World Health Organization reported Tuesday that over 8 million people worldwide were diagnosed with the lung...
Sanofi Receives FDA Approval of Priftin (rifapentine) for Latent Tuberculosis Infection
Bridgewater, NJ – December 2, 2014 / PR Newswire / — Sanofi announced today that following a priority review, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Priftin (rifapentine) in combination wi...