While there is a vaccine for TB, it’s not generally recommended in the U.S. because of the low risk of severe disease in the ...

A resident in southern New Jersey recently tested positive for tuberculosis. Here's what you need to know about the spread of ...

Students, staff and visitors at Southwest High School in Nestor may have been exposed to tuberculosis last fall, the county warned late Monday. The county is working with Sweetwater Union High School ...

The literature shows that the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is higher in kidney transplant recipients compared with the general population. TB prophylaxis is usually given to recipients (not donors) ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter’s doctor said her PPD was positive and sent her for a chest X-ray to rule out TB. Is it possible to have a false-positive result? Her pediatrician says she should follow ...

A computer-generated image of tuberculosis bacteria, the pathogen infecting people at an Olathe high school. Health officials announced an active tuberculosis case at Olathe Northwest High School in ...

A Camden County resident has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis, Camden County Department of Health and Human Services officials said. The resident went to a local hospital Feb. 12 after ...

A southern Indiana hospital where an employee recently tested positive for tuberculosis has notified hundreds of patients that they may have been exposed to the bacteria that causes the illness. Clark ...