Tuberculosis Update

Tuberculosis Update

Tuberculosis Update

MedlinePlus sent this bulletin at 03/26/2013 01:11 PM EDT New on the MedlinePlus Tuberculosis page:

TB in the United States: A Snapshot, 2012

03/25/2013 08:49 PM EDT

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - PDF

U.S. TB Rates Reach All-Time Low, But Resistance a Threat

03/21/2013 11:07 AM EDT

Tuberculosis rates in the United States reached an all-time low in 2012, with fewer than 10,000 cases reported even as the global threat of drug-resistant TB rises, but U.S. officials fear progress in beating back the disease could be fleeting.
Source: Reuters Health