Kansas is dealing with the largest TB outbreak in modern U.S. history. Here's what to know about tuberculosis testing and ...

The cattle have been through the crush so many times in recent weeks, they should know the way themselves. One of the main ...

A TB outbreak in Kansas has people around the country worried. These facts will help you put the risk in ...

This study presents TBorNotTB, a CDSS designed to improve TB evaluation and streamline isolation decisions, reducing labor while maintaining detection accuracy.

The outbreak poses “very low risk to the general public, including the surrounding counties,” the Kansas Department of Health ...

Kansas is currently experiencing a rare outbreak of tuberculosis (TB), the world’s deadliest infectious disease. TB is spread via germs in the air and usually affects the lungs but can also affect the ...

There are two main tests for TB: a skin test and a blood test. Other tests can also be used, like chest x-rays or testing a sample of mucus you cough up. I mentioned that active and latent TB is ...

A confirmed case of active tuberculosis at Tiyan High School has prompted a required TB skin testing for individuals who may have been exposed to the bacteria causing the infectious lung disease ...

The two types of tests that can detect a TB infection are a blood test and a skin test. The blood test, also called an interferon-gamma release assay, measures how your immune system reacts to ...

and the vaccine’s interference with the interpretation of the TB skin test.” TB is very low-risk to the general public in the United States. Tuberculosis is caused by a bacteria called ...