The distinction between latent TB infection and active TB disease remains crucial. In latent TB, the bacteria remain dormant, causing no symptoms and remaining non-contagious.

Current tuberculosis infection tests struggle to detect the disease in those with HIV. A common co-infection, HIV can hide TB ...

What is a TB test? What is a PPD test? Forms of testing for TB vary depending on what stage of the disease a person is in. The three main stages of the disease are primary (exposure), latent ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates nearly 13 million people in the U.S. have “latent TB infection.” Up to 10 percent will develop active TB if they aren’t treated. ...

A portable diagnostic device that uses a beetle-inspired chemical reaction has shown improved detection of tuberculosis in ...

The Tulane team has developed a handful of other assays for TB detection, including mass spec test for paucibacillary TB that is being commercialized by Nanopin Tech, and a non-sputum CRISPR-based lab ...

Outbreaks in Baffin Island communities of Pangnirtung and Pond Inlet considered over but surveillance will continue, top ...

Tuberculosis outbreaks in Pond Inlet and Pangnirtung have been resolved, according to Nunavut's Department of Health on July ...

Given the severity of the issue, ASEAN's regional action plan, established in 2018, to eliminate tuberculosis by 2035, is ...