Tuberculosis

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061224 TB

Country's highest rates of tuberculosis found in Leicester

Leicester has the worst rate of tuberculosis across the whole of England according to new data.

6 Dec

Blood test could identify millions of people spreading tuberculosis unknowingly

TB kills more than one million people each year, according to the World Health Organisation.

22 Mar

Sgt Carianne Franks

RAF nurse wrongly treated for Covid-19 died from TB

The parents of Sgt Carianne Franks, from Tuxford, are calling for greater awareness of tuberculosis symptoms after she was wrongly diagnosed.

28 Jul 2023

All pupils and teachers offered TB screening following case at school

70 people urged to get TB test after case linked to pub

Three diagnosed with tuberculosis after student dies at Welsh university

Warn persistent cough and fever could be TB as cases rise

Warning Wales could see the return of TB sanatoriums if disease goes untreated

76 cases of latent TB identified in community screening

How resistant TB threatens to spread across the globe

Devon pupil treated for TB after outbreak last year

Emma Thompson raises awareness about tuberculosis

Tuberculosis: What are the symptoms?

The badger cull: What does the science say?

Students screened for tuberculosis