An outbreak of tuberculosis occurred over a 3-year period in a medium-sized community in British Columbia, Canada. This community has been struggling with severe challenges of alcoholism, drug ...

“Thanks to this combination of social-network surveys and genomics, we were able for the first time to link a TB outbreak with an increase in crack cocaine use within a community,” says Brinkman.

Kansas is currently experiencing the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in U.S. history, with 67 active cases reported since 2024. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) confirmed ...

July 2 -- TUESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- It may be possible to predict tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks by examining characteristics of the first two cases of the disease, Dutch researchers report ...

Whole-genome data suggest that there were two concomitant outbreaks of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a community in British Columbia, Canada, according to a report in The New England Journal of ...

When Dolly McRae sees someone spit on the ground, she worries. The 72-year-old is not fussing about decorum; she's concerned about the outbreak of tuberculosis in town. Health officials don't know ...

Combining the cutting-edge technology of whole genome sequencing of bacteria with social networking analysis, public health officials can get a more detailed picture of disease outbreaks that will ...

"The current KCK Metro TB outbreak is the largest documented outbreak in U.S. history, presently," Bronaugh said in a statement to The Capital-Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network.

Local scientists supported by Genome BC have set a new standard for studying outbreaks of infectious disease by combining advanced genomics with a detailed map of the social relationships between ...

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The Perry County Department of Health is offering up to $160 to patients who get tested and treated for TB between Jan. 11 and Jan. 29. The county has not been able to control an outbreak of TB ...

Genomics and social network analysis team up to solve disease outbreaks Date: May 23, 2011 Source: American Society for Microbiology Summary: Combining the cutting-edge technology of whole genome ...