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What Does TB Infection Mean?

This video provides a brief overview of TB infection. The video also explains what a person should do after being diagnosed with TB infection.

How Tuberculosis (TB) is spread?

This video provides information on how TB is spread. The video also explains how you can prevent the spread of TB.

Induced Sputum Collection

This video provides information on how to produce a good sputum sample that is induced by using a nebulizer and saline solution. 

Home Sputum Collection

This video provides information on how to produce a sputum specimen.

Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2021

This 2021 edition of Reported Tuberculosis in the United States reflects ongoing challenges facing the public health and tuberculosis (TB) communities. The report describes information on cases of TB disease reported to CDC since 1993. This year’s report emphasizes cases counted by the reporting areas in 2021 and the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB surveillance.

Global tuberculosis report 2022

WHO has published a global TB report every year since 1997. The main aim of the report is to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease at global, regional and country levels. This report is updated annually.