SAN ANTONIO – Letters to parents at several Northside ISD schools last week warned that one student tested positive for tuberculosis and that other students will need to be tested for the infectious ...

Amanda Bush got a call this month from the Southern Nevada Health District saying her 10-year-old son was exposed to tuberculosis at Deskin Elementary School. A representative told her that testing ...

No known additional active tuberculosis cases have developed — so far — from a person with active TB who was at 26 Clark County School District campuses and a training center in recent weeks, ...

Nebraska health officials are testing hundreds of preschoolers for tuberculosis after an active case was confirmed at a day care in Douglas County. The Douglas County Health Department declared a ...

New Mexico Department of Health marked World Tuberculosis Day, March 24, with a reminder to providers and residents that tuberculosis is still a health concern in the state. Program manager Brenda ...

Diagnosing a lung disease like tuberculosis with a urine test may seem illogical, but a group of U.S. researchers is now a step closer to that goal. Scientists at George Mason University have improved ...

The Xpert MTB/Ultra molecular diagnostic test for stool samples, until now recommended only for children, could be established as an additional test for diagnosing tuberculosis in adults living with ...