MERCED—The Merced County Board of Supervisors is expected to accept a $72,735 grant from the California Department of Public ...

The Sachem Central School District has advised some community members to undergo a skin test or blood test after being ...

Detecting TB early goes a long way toward avoiding some of the disease's worst outcomes and preventing its spread to others.

Florida recorded 681 cases of TB in 2024, about 9% more than the previous year, federal data shows. California had the highest number of reported TB cases in 2024, with 2,100 cases. More than 30 other ...

There are two types of tests for TB infection: the TB blood test and the TB skin test. A healthcare professional will determine the most appropriate test type on a case-by-case basis. The TB blood ...

The CDC reports that 1 in 10 people with inactive ... measures how your immune system reacts to the germs that cause TB. The skin test involves a healthcare provider using a small needle ...

The CDC estimates that 13 million people live with inactive TB in the United States and ... to determine if you have it or not: a blood test and a skin test. When being tested, it is important ...

Correction & clarification: This story has been updated to correct when the outbreak began. It’s January 2024. Health officials in Kansas have reported a tuberculosis outbreak in the ...

test, but it's commonly referred to as a TB skin test. "TB skin tests have been used in medicine for over a century," says Doyle. The skin test is administered by a healthcare professional using a ...

not a skin test, when being checked for TB, according to the CDC. This is because the vaccine is known to sometimes cause a false-positive with the skin test. Once a doctor determines that you ...