New Global Tuberculosis Cases Hit Record High
Samantha Anderer
JAMA · 2024-12
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is once again the leading global cause of death from infectious disease, surpassing COVID-19. In 2023, about 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with TB, the highest number recorded since the World Health Organization (WHO) began monitoring the disease in 1995.
MeSH terms
- Medicine
- Tuberculosis