Tuberculosis

Scientists at SLU think they can use an existing immunization to test how well people respond to tuberculosis vaccines in development. Scientists are on the hunt for a more effective vaccine to protect people from the bacterial infection, which kills more than 1 million people a year globally.

Some tuberculosis bacteria are harder to kill than others.Patients infected with certain drug-resistant tuberculosis strains have to take multiple…

The World Health Organization has declared tuberculosis a global health emergency.There is already a TB vaccine given to infants in countries other than…

The Illinois Department of Public Health says the state experienced a record low number of new tuberculosis cases last year, but the news isn't all…

A 40-year old Asian elephant at the St. Louis Zoo named "Donna" has tested positive for tuberculosis, but is expected to be just fine.Donna the Elephant…