Tuberculosis cases within Europe increased in the latest report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and European Center for Disease Prevention and Control.
World tuberculosis day is observed annually on 24 March to raise awareness about TB and efforts to end the global epidemic, marking the day in 1882 when the bacterium causing TB was discovered.
Tuberculosis cases are increasing in Washington, which has put public health officials on “heightened alert,” according to a recent announcement from the Washington State Department of Health.