Tuberculosis making a comeback in Spain

Tuberculosis making a comeback in Spain

TB cases on the rise, prisons hit hardest, and public health experts urge early detection to stop the spread. It’s back. Spain is witnessing a worrying uptick in cases of tuberculosis, a disease once dubbed the ‘white plague’ that haunted Europe for centuries. While modern medicine has kept it largely at bay, new figures suggest the ancient disease isn’t going quietly. Source

The majority union of the Jupol National Police has been aware of a "possible" infection of tuberculosis among inmates of the Badajoz prison and warns that, if it is true and has not informed police officers for the adoption of preventive measures, as provided by law, it will take legal action to clarify what happened.

It was stealthily increasing throughout Europe, one case here, another near the place, passing to another somewhat more distant, until, from England, it was covering the whole continent. By the facilities given by the Industrial Revolution it was spreading as a mysterious mantle that soon covered African territory. With its ever more pronounced elongations, “the tissue” or “white pest” was sowing devastation, death. Although it is believed that …

A total of 136 new cases of tuberculosis were recorded during 2024 in the region of Antofagasta. This was reported by the Health Seremi (S), Leonor Castillo, who warned that it remains among the three regions of the country with the highest incidence of the disease. “TB is not eradicated from our country. Every year more than 2,500 cases are detected nationwide. That is why it is necessary to keep informed and alert to possible symptoms, especia…

The Network against Tuberculosis and for Solidarity-Stop Epidemias warns of the resurgence of tuberculosis in Spain and urges professionals to keep it always in mind to improve its approach The annual meeting of this entity shows the concern at the convulsive moment worldwide and reiterates the need to work, with solidarity and responsibility, following the example of the Network itself for almost three years: in a multidisciplinary, multisector…

Tuberculosis is one of the diseases that has tormented humanity the most for centuries. In 2025 it has not yet been eradicated and in Mexico there are multiple infections in the first months of the year, so the health authorities are on alert. One fact that serves to dimension the impact of tuberculosis is that, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), every second a person passes is infected with tuberculosis , since it is a disease th…