New Global Tuberculosis Cases Hit Record High
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.
Authors
- Samantha Anderer
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA
- Published
- 2024-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.24261
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.17