World TB Day

Arizona Recognizes World TB Day

By |2018-03-23T08:57:11-07:00March 23rd, 2018|Preparedness|

March 24th is World TB Day. This day celebrates the anniversary of Dr. Robert Koch’s discovery of the TB bacteria over a century ago and reminds the world that TB is still around. This year, Governor Doug Ducey signed a proclamation to recognize World TB Day and ADHS joins CDC and WHO in adopting the [...]

Tuberculosis Cases Declining in Arizona and Nationwide

By |2017-03-24T08:34:57-07:00March 24th, 2017|Preparedness|

World TB Day is recognized every year on March 24th. In the United States, Tuberculosis (TB) remains under control; however continued work must be done to reach TB elimination. The newly released numbers from Arizona’s TB Control Program show a decrease of reported TB cases from 198 cases (2015) to 188 cases (2016). This is [...]

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World TB Day Highlights Efforts to Control the Spread of the Disease

By |2017-02-10T09:49:15-07:00March 24th, 2015|Prevention|

March 24 is World TB Day, which is an opportunity for us to reflect not only on our progress towards tuberculosis (TB) elimination in Arizona, but on the history of what World TB Day stands for globally. World TB Day was established as a reminder that TB is still a public health threat.  TB is an eradicable disease that continues to be the [...]

Tuberculosis: Stubborn but Eradicable

By |2017-02-10T09:49:16-07:00March 3rd, 2015|General|

In the past, tuberculosis was all over popular culture.  It was portrayed in opera (Puccini’s La bóheme, Verdi’s La Traviata), in novels (Tolstoy’s Anna Karénina, Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment), and in poetry (works by both Keats and Shelley).  Nowadays, it seems like the only time TB is in the news is when it’s about ancient [...]

Tuberculosis & Mankind

By |2014-03-24T09:25:06-07:00March 24th, 2014|Prevention|

Tuberculosis and mankind share a dramatic and intertwined history.  TB has caused millions of deaths every year for centuries, been found in Egyptian mummies, has placed patients into sanatoriums, and has  even has a folklore link relating it with vampires,  The drama continues into this decade: in 2012, there were 8.8 million new cases of [...]

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