Introduction Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) remains a major public health problem and one of the major contributors to the pool of active tuberculosis cases. The true burden of LTBI in Africa is ...

Current tuberculosis infection tests struggle to detect the disease in those with HIV. A common co-infection, HIV can hide TB ...

The differences in rates were less than 0.01 case per 100 person-years (95% CI, –0.14 to 0.16) for confirmed active TB and less than 0.01 case per 100 person-years (95% CI, –0.23 to 0.22) for ...

Through technological innovation and the development of new tuberculosis vaccines, ASEAN countries play a vital role in ...

Current tuberculosis infection tests struggle to detect the disease in those with HIV. A common co-infection, HIV can hide TB ...

People who feel sick have active TB, meaning they can spread it to others and would need medication. Anyone with latent TB would usually still test positive for the disease, but they don't have ...

For more information about TB, visit the CDC’s website at www.cdc.gov. For questions, call Public Health’s TB/HD Control Program at (671) 788-4033/4098.

Guam is among the jurisdictions where Medicaid covers latent TB infection treatment. Public Health Director Theresa Arriola said Mbakwem’s role as president-elect for the NTCA is “a momentous ...

The trial was conducted in three countries where TB is endemic – Kenya, South Africa and Zambia – and involved 3,573 HIV-negative adults between the ages of 18 and 50 years who received two ...

A huge and much-anticipated phase 3 trial of a new tuberculosis vaccine has kicked off in South Africa, raising hopes of a better way to tackle a disease that – despite being treatable – still ...

The bacteria remain latent in the body for many years without manifesting any symptoms (latent TB). If the immune system is weakened, the bacteria become active (active TB) and disease-causing.