Tuberculosis diagnoses have fallen amid pandemic; CDC says declines may be related to COVID-19 - SILive.com


3/27/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 1 month ago
by Joseph Ostapiuk | jostapiuk@siadvance.com

The number of TB diagnoses in the United States dropped 20% in 2020 compared the prior year, said the CDC.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Tuberculosis (TB), one of the worlds deadliest infectious diseases, was diagnosed at lower-than-normal rates during the first years of the pandemic, federal officials said, thr… [+2465 chars]

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