TB Risk Should not Depend on Where We Are Born By Alemnew Dagnew Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

TB Risk Should not Depend on Where We Are Born By Alemnew Dagnew https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/03/tb-risk-should-not-depend-on-where-we-are-born/ WASHINGTON DC, Mar 20 2026 (IPS) - In many high-income countries, even a small number of tuberculosis (TB) diagnoses can generate headlines and prompt a rapid public health response. Recent situations in U.S. cities such as Seattle and San Francisco illustrate this, where media coverage has focused on the number of children being tested after TB disease was identified in a school. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.