However, most people get infected with TB don’t get sick, according to NCDHSS. That’s because their bodies can fight the ...

You don’t need to have the vaccine to attend colleges in Kansas, but some do require you to get tested for tuberculosis ...

Kansas is currently dealing with a tuberculosis outbreak that is unprecedented in the U.S. What we know about Delaware's ...

The outbreak poses “very low risk to the general public, including the surrounding counties,” the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said.

The traditional TB tuberculin skin test shows a positive result for cows that have ... or not secreted by, the widely used vaccine strain, called BCG. The ability to express these proteins were lost ...

A tuberculosis outbreak started over a year ago in the Kansas City area, but it's now drawing national attention.

Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the vaccine for tuberculosis, but according to Collins, it is not routinely given in the U.S. According to the CDC, this is due to several reasons, including the mixed ...

This can be done using a skin test, where a small amount of tuberculin fluid ... Is there a vaccine for TB? There is a vaccine for TB called BCG that is given to infants at birth in countries where TB ...

“Tell your health care provider if you have received the TB vaccine ... skin test reaction,” the CDC said. “TB blood tests are the preferred tests for people who have received the BCG ...