Anonymous10 days ago
The United States reported 10,388 tuberculosis cases in 2024, an 8% increase over 2023 and the highest count in over a decade, driven by pandemic-era screening disruptions, demographic shifts, and a growing gap between public health infrastructure and disease burden. Non-U.S.-born individuals account for 77% of cases, but U.S.-born cases attributed to recent transmission remain disproportionately high, and proposed federal funding cuts threaten to undermine both domestic and global TB control.