A month-long catch-up vaccination campaign has been launched in Rawalpindi district to immunise children aged 2 to 5 years ...
The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas, for which related cases were first reported in January, has killed two people and caused at least 67 to need treatment for active infections, ...
During the 156th session of the WHO Executive Board, Member States, including delegations from each of the WHO regions, acknowledged the progress ...
Two patients have died since spread of disease was identified in January 2024, reports Alan Booth, Senior Editor at ...
WHO warned that the threat of infectious diseases has multiplied in a region where cholera, malaria, measles, meningitis, ...
WHO reports that their supported health clinic in North Kivu was temporarily occupied by armed groups and health workers had to flee. With the current situation, experts warn that the threat of ...
Health officials are raising the alarm over a large and ongoing tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas. According to data from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), the cases have ...
Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium called ... them from getting severe forms of active TB disease, such as TB meningitis. BCG is only considered in the U.S. for people who meet specific ...
A colorized X-ray of a patient's chest shows lesions (tubercles, pink) caused by tuberculosis (TB) consisting of infected dead tissue. Treatment for the highly contagious disease requires ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if ...