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People urged not to dismiss coughs and fever as Covid amid rise in TB cases

People are being urged not to dismiss a cough as Covid after figures showed a rise in tuberculosis (TB) cases. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the decline in TB up to 2019 appears to have reversed, with cases increasing by 2.4% in England ...

24 Mar 2022 at 10:55

Covid-19 pandemic could lead to rise in global TB cases, expert warns

The Covid-19 pandemic could lead to a rise in tuberculosis infections around the world as some patients will have gone undiagnosed amid the crisis, an expert has warned. Dr Laura Cleghorn, of the University of Dundee, said there is a “pressing ...

23 Mar 2022 at 12:25

Health & Wellbeing

Tuberculosis is on the rise in the UK – what is it and is it serious?

A new blood test that could identify millions of people who unknowingly spread tuberculosis could be developed soon, scientists have said. Researchers at the University of Southampton discovered a group of biological markers that are high ...

22 Mar 2024 at 12:41

Blood test could identify millions of people spreading tuberculosis unknowingly

Scientists say they are close to developing a blood test that could identify millions of people who spread tuberculosis unknowingly. Researchers from the University of Southampton have discovered a group of biological markers that are ...

22 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Government to end badger cull within five years in ‘watershed moment’

The Government has pledged to end badger culling within five years as it comes up with a new strategy to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB). More than 230,000 badgers have been killed and 278,000 cows have been compulsorily ...

02 Sept 2024 at 09:31

Scotland

TB cases rose 40% in Scotland last year, figures show

Cases of tuberculosis (TB) in Scotland increased by just over 40% last year to the highest total since 2017, figures show. Public Health Scotland (PHS) data shows there were 283 confirmed cases of the disease in 2023 – a 40....

22 Oct 2024 at 13:07

Farmer-led badger vaccination trial raises hopes for tackling bovine TB

A small-scale badger vaccination trial led by farmers in Cornwall raises hopes it could help tackle the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bTB), a study says. The four-year scheme suggests badger vaccination on 12 farms, which ...

06 Aug 2024 at 05:01

World

Tuberculosis infected eight million people last year – most WHO has ever tracked

More than eight million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis last year, the World Health Organisation has said, the highest number recorded since the UN health agency began keeping track. About 1.25 million people died ...

30 Oct 2024 at 07:46

UK could lose low TB status amid rising cases, officials warn

The UK is at risk of losing its status for having low levels of tuberculosis (TB) circulating in the community following a rise in cases in recent years, officials have warned. It comes as the UK Health Security Agency ...

25 Mar 2025 at 13:30

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