Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, affecting millions annually despite being preventable and curable. Understanding how TB spreads is crucial for both ...

Two strains of the bacterium causing tuberculosis have only minor genetic differences but attack the lungs in completely different fashion, according to researchers. Two strains of the bacterium ...

Tuberculosis, one of the world's most deadly infectious diseases, has been reported in a handful of cases in Maine, North Carolina and California in recent weeks.

Tuberculosis (TB) is the second most common cause of death worldwide by an infectious pathogen (after Covid-19), but many aspects of its long history with humans remain controversial. Researchers ...

Tuberculosis remains a global health problem with an enormous burden of disease, estimated at 10.4 million new cases in 2015. To stop the tuberculosis epidemic, it is critical that we interrupt ...

Maine CDC confirmed three unrelated tuberculosis cases in Portland in September 2025, part of 28 statewide cases reported that year. Genetic testing ruled out direct transmission between these ...

Tuberculosis has been a scourge upon humanity throughout history. In killing more than a million each year worldwide, it remains the leading cause of death from a single infectious pathogen. While ...

Tuberculosis (TB) remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease kiler, affecting the most vulnerable, including refugees ...

Dr. Martin Gengenbacher of the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) and colleagues have published a paper about the dynamics of tuberculosis transmission through coughs.

A case of pulmonary tuberculosis in a factory worker was studied to identify infected contacts and to gauge the degree of transmission. Initial findings suggested far more extensive transmission than ...

Researchers uncover ancient transmission chains of tuberculosis, by analyzing the DNA of humans excavated from archaeological sites across Colombia. Although tuberculosis is one of the biggest ...

Nearly one quarter of the world’s population is suspected to have been exposed to the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis, a disease that accounts for the highest global mortality from a bacterial ...