U.S. Tuberculosis Cases Are The Lowest In Years, But It’s Still A Threat

“With better diagnostic tests, shorter treatments, and new guidelines to assist physicians in testing, the United States has a greater opportunity than ever before to eliminate TB in this country,” Dr. Philip LoBue, director of CDC’s Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, told HuffPost in an email. “Though we’ve come a long way, these data are a reminder that we must intensify our efforts and expand a dual approach to put an end to this disease.”

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