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Tuberculosis Cases Have Been Rising as Public Health Agencies Struggle to Keep Up

In 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the highest U.S. tuberculosis case count since 2011, with 10,347 cases and increases in 34 states and D.C.
Earlier this month the administration told Congress it intends to rescind $600 million in public health funds, while a Feb. 11 notice put about 1.5 million dollars at risk, experts say immigration policies discourage care.
In recent weeks, outbreaks include latent TB in over 200 students and staff at a San Francisco Bay Area high school and cases at an ICE detention facility in El Paso, Texas.
Public health agencies report the San Antonio tuberculosis clinic proposed cutting a full-time specialist, and Johnson County was told to cover home-visit costs after state health officials ceased funding, amid a measles outbreak.
The CDC notes that 2025 case numbers will be released at the end of March, with program managers reporting double-digit increases amid TB's global toll of about 1.5 million deaths annually before COVID-19.

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