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California school shutters over tuberculosis outbreak as state faces rates nearly double national average
04 Feb 2026 17:00 GMT
… classes after facing over 50 tuberculosis cases. The first case connected … first issued a health advisory announcing the TB outbreak at Archbishop Riordan … , latent TB can turn active at any time, meaning patients spread the infectious disease and …
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TB cluster identified in Kota Tinggi, 33 cases detected, says Health Office
04 Feb 2026 18:13 GMT
… cases have been detected through active case detection involving 804 close … had contact with TB patients, to immediately undergo health screening at the … ”, is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis and spreads through …
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What are free-living amoebas? Scientists warn of growing global health threat
04 Feb 2026 14:42 GMT
… religious or health reasons.
Fortunately, you cannot get infected by … Mycobacterium tuberculosis (which causes TB) and Legionella pneumophila (which causes legionnaires’ disease) – … practice.
Beyond brain infections, what other health risks do these amoebas …
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Nigeria’s data hits 13.2m TB in December as mobile growth plateaus
04 Feb 2026 15:24 GMT
… for December 2025 show total active mobile subscriptions rising modestly to … climbed to 1.39 million TB in December 2025, up … from 1.24 million TB in November, capping a year … currently covers the Technology and Health beats for BusinessDay newspaper, where …
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Amazon warehouse workers caught TB in June – months before all staff were told
04 Feb 2026 11:29 GMT
… preparations and response to infectious diseases and environmental hazards, … in Victorian workhouses, tuberculosis is relatively rare in … risk of developing active TB compared with those … with underlying health conditions. Where serious health issues arise …
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TUBERCULOSIS: Mobile clinic deployed as Teso records 467 cases
04 Feb 2026 09:54 GMT
… Ministry of Health to deploy a mobile TB clinic to … designed to offer same-day TB screening, diagnosis, and immediate … TB Focal Point Person for the Teso sub-region, said the disease … of tuberculosis in the Teso sub-region, ultimately improving public health …
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Revealing Raw Truths about Milk: Scientific Advances in Understanding the Health Impacts of the Milk Microbiota
04 Feb 2026 06:14 GMT
… claimed that the ‘predominant diseases associated with raw milk … ‘The White Plague’ (tuberculosis or TB) ‘Returns’ with increasing … on asthma, allergies, and infections: from meta-analysis of … over public and animal health; provided quotations from physicians …
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Japan's GHIT invests $8.8 M in malaria, tuberculosis, and NTD R&D projects
04 Feb 2026 05:59 GMT
… Barcelona Institute for Global Health, and Eisai
image credit … freepik
Japan-based Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) … for malaria, tuberculosis (TB), and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
For … mRNA vaccine to reduce infection and transmission of …
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Lancet Study Warns of Deaths from Aid Cuts; India's Health Secure
04 Feb 2026 03:19 GMT
… development assistance could reverse health gains and lead to … for instance, AIDS Control, tuberculosis programs and so on. … AIDS Control Program, or TB control program, will collapse. … hard-won progress against disease can disappear, health systems can weaken, …
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Tuberculosis outbreak reported at Catholic high school in Bay Area. Cases statewide are climbing
03 Feb 2026 21:47 GMT
… active TB can develop symptoms and is infectious; a person with a latent tuberculosis infection … a latent TB infection is at risk of developing the disease anytime. … health conditions that include HIV infection, diabetes, silicosis and severe kidney disease …