#tuberculosis

A CDC analysis identified 50 large tuberculosis outbreaks from 2017 to 2023, with many cases linked to U.S.-born populations and elevated rates of substance use, homelessness and incarceration.

Researchers working with India’s tuberculosis elimination program say household food baskets for people with TB could be a cost-effective intervention and may avert roughly 120,000 deaths a year if scaled nationally.

Researchers have developed a fluorescent biosensor that detects a protein secreted during active tuberculosis, aiming to deliver a faster and more clinically specific diagnostic tool than conventional culture methods.

A large trial in India found two new tuberculosis vaccines were safe in adults and children, but neither delivered broad protection against all forms of TB.

A long-stagnant field is moving again as tuberculosis drug and vaccine development reaches its broadest pipeline on record, raising the prospect of shorter treatments and the first new vaccine class in a century.