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Tuberculosis Cases and Care with County Public Health

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MINNESOTA — Active cases of Tuberculosis (TB) have been on the rise across Minnesota and nationally since 2022. TB is a dangerous bacterial infection that attacks the lungs. There are two different kinds of TB. Active TB is when someone is infected with TB who has symptoms and can transmit it to others. The other kind is Latent TB which is when the infected individual doesn’t show symptoms and isn’t contagious. While cases have risen nationally,…

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The Manila Times

Groups push shorter treatment for children with tuberculosis

CHILDREN who have tuberculosis (TB) can be treated faster over the course of four months, according to new national guidelines adopted by the Department of Health (DOH) based on the recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO). Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres or MSF), which is supporting the Manila Health Department (MHD) and the University of the Philippines-Manila (UPM), said previous studies showed the new guideline…

2 days ago·Manila, Philippines

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Fox21Online

Tuberculosis Cases and Care with County Public Health

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STAT

The Kansas City TB outbreak shows the value of U.S. government health funding

Without the CDC, NIH, and local health departments, the Kansas City area tuberculosis outbreak could have been much worse.

4 days ago·Boston, United States

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Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Should we be concerned about the tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas?

Why doesn’t the public know more about the troubling tuberculosis outbreak in eastern Kansas? The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is tracking 384 individuals with suspected tuberculosis in the Kansas City metro area — at least 67 have…

4 days ago·Chicago, United States

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The Badger Herald

John Green discusses tuberculosis, health inequities during Shannon Hall lecture

Author John Green visited the University of Wisconsin’s Shannon Hall at Memorial Union Feb. 18 to talk about the upcoming release of his new book, “Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection.” Green was introduced by professor of pediatrics at UW’s School of Medicine and Public Health Dr. James Conway. “Everything is Tuberculosis” will be Green’s second non-fiction book. Green was formerly known solely for…

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