California
Los Angeles County is failing in its efforts to control its growing tuberculosis epidemic, according to a task force of public health officials and physicians, who say that tuberculosis-control efforts have actually declined as cases have increased.
May 14, 1991
World & Nation
Tuberculosis, a disease that has been steadily declining in the United States since the 1950s, is making a dramatic comeback that is probably linked to the AIDS epidemic, according to federal and local public health officials.
Nov. 28, 1985
Tuberculosis has become the world’s deadliest infectious disease, and the toll could soon rise even more dramatically if controls are not initiated quickly, the World Health Organization said Monday.
Oct. 16, 1990
Tuberculosis rates are dropping, WHO reports
Oct. 11, 2011
Health department says two cases are unrelated; bus route also on watch list
Jan. 20, 2020
All incoming kindergarten students and older pupils transferring to Los Angeles County schools will be required to undergo tuberculosis skin testing beginning this fall, county health officials announced Wednesday.
March 28, 1985
Booster Shots
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July 23, 2008
The rise in the tuberculosis death toll last year was due largely to fewer people getting tested and treated for TB during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oct. 14, 2021
The number of tuberculosis cases in 2023 rose by 15% in California compared to the previous year. That’s the highest year-over-year increase in 35 years.
March 28, 2024
Travon Williams is in a hurry. Tuberculosis is outpacing him.
Oct. 24, 1993