New findings also indicate that children who live in settings with a high burden of TB have a consistently high annual risk of developing TB infection throughout childhood. An estimated 1.2 million ...

(HealthDay News) — The incidence of pediatric tuberculosis is higher than the number of infections in 22 high-burden countries, according to a study published online July 9 in The Lancet Global Health ...

To end childhood TB, the global health community must close the pediatric TB case detection gap. Only by doing so can children with TB receive the critical and timely treatment needed to avoid ...

A new study shows that young children diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis are at an increased risk of subsequent wheezing, poor lung function, and reduced height and weight later in their childhood.

The MHRA has approved Siiltibcy, a new skin test that uses recombinant proteins to more accurately detect tuberculosis in ...

Special message from Dr Tereza Kasaeva, Director of WHO's Global TB Programme on the occasion of World Children's Day and World Antimicrobial Awareness Week World Children's Day marks the day, over ...

Children under 15 account for 4.3% of all new and relapsed tuberculosis (TB) cases in the WHO European Region, which includes Europe and Central Asia, compared with 3.9% in 2022, a 10% increase. The ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is the number one infectious disease killer. Yet, pediatric TB is often overlooked as an urgent public health threat, especially in lower- and middle-income countries. In this ...

Diagnosing TB in children has long been a challenge, but that is set to change. qXR from Qure.ai is the first AI-enabled ...

The Uttar Pradesh health department is planning to expand tuberculosis (TB) screening among children under five years of age.