CDC warns large tuberculosis outbreaks doubled in US since mid-2010s

The CDC says the rise in large outbreaks signals persistent transmission among people facing social and economic instability.

'This is a big outbreak': Nearly 1 in 5 affected by TB at SF school

The disease can turn active even decades after the initial infection.
AOL

TB outbreak at SF high school affects nearly 1 in 5, further testing underway

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Nearly one in five students and staff at San Francisco’s Archbishop Riordan High School have been diagnosed with latent or active tuberculosis, the latest development in an ...
ksn.com

Health officials declare end of TB outbreak in Kansas city area

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — State health officials say “one of the largest” tuberculosis outbreaks in decades has ended in the Kansas City, Kansas, area. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment ...
KTVU

TB outbreak at San Francisco high school leads to remote, hybrid learning options

A tuberculosis outbreak at San Francisco's Archbishop Riordan High School has led to the school canceling classes on Friday in addition to offering remote and hybrid learning options. KTVU reported ...
Lawrence Journal-World

KC tuberculosis outbreak ends after no new cases reported since April

TOPEKA – A tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City, Kansas, area is officially over after no new patients have been diagnosed with the disease since April. The outbreak began in early 2024, ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Fifty Large TB Outbreaks Identified in 23 States During 2017 to 2023

About one-quarter of large outbreak-related cases ID'd through contact tracing; they less often had clinical markers of highly infectious disease. HealthDay News — Fifty large tuberculosis (TB) ...