US tuberculosis cases were at the highest level in a decade in 2023
US tuberculosis cases were at their highest level in a decade in 2023, according to a new report. While cases decreased at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, they have been rising since. Tuberculosis (TB) rates were up among all age groups, with more than 9,600 cases reported, a 16 per cent increase from 2022 and the highest since 2013, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Most US TB cases are diagnosed in people born in other countries, but there were increases among people born in the US as well. The high number of cases is partly due to a glo...