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World Health Organization warns of possible tuberculosis surge because of USAID cuts
Funding cuts could harm global efforts to fight tuberculosis, WHO warns
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WHO warns funding cuts threaten decades of progress against tuberculosis
The United Nations' World Health Organization (WHO) warned Wednesday that severe funding cuts jeopardize decades of progress in the global fight against Tuberculosis. The warning comes amid rising
USAID cuts put tuberculosis response in peril, WHO says
The Trump administration's decision to pause U.S. foreign aid would undo progress made in containing tuberculosis (TB) infections across low- and middle-income countries, putting the lives of millions at risk,

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NH DHHS opening testing clinic for people who may have been exposed to tuberculosis
 · 3dNew Hampshire Public Radio
Tuberculosis testing underway after case identified in person at Manchester shelter
Person in Manchester diagnosed with tuberculosis, health officials say
A person in Manchester has been diagnosed with tuberculosis, New Hampshire health officials said Thursday. The person was described as an adult who spent time in a homeless shelter and a community organization in Manchester while infectious.
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Breaking the Stigma: ASHA Workers Lead the Charge Against Tuberculosis
ASHA workers in India are central to a campaign to combat tuberculosis stigma and promote testing. Over 12 lakh TB camps were held, screening 11 crore individuals. The initiative includes engaging TB champions,
As tuberculosis cases rise in the US and worldwide, health officials puzzle over the resurgence of a disease once in decline
Reports of TB date back to around 410-400 B.C.E., when the physician Hippocrates termed the disease phthisis, an archaic word that means a progressive “wasting away,” due to the way people with the disease become emaciated.
State, feds test vaccinating wild deer to stem persistent bovine tuberculosis infection
Michigan has the only persisting bovine tuberculosis outbreak in wild deer anywhere in the U.S. — and it occasionally spills over to cattle farms.
Why increasing rates of tuberculosis in the UK and US should concern everyone
With one of the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks in US history, Kansas has more to worry about than its recent Super Bowl defeat. During the past year, 67 people with TB have been detected. This comes on the back of increasing rates of TB in the US year on year since the start of the COVID pandemic.
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Evaluating H56:IC31 vaccine in tuberculosis recurrence prevention
Tuberculosis remains one of the most lethal infectious diseases caused by a single pathogen. According to the latest global tuberculosis report released by WHO in October, 2024, the estimated incidence of tuberculosis in 2023 was 10·8 million cases,