Report: Longstanding US decline in TB cases has stalled

NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in more than two decades, the rate of newly diagnosed tuberculosis cases is not dropping, U.S. health officials said Thursday.
The number of new cases actually rose a little last year, the first of increase since 1992.
Officials said they’re not sure why it’s leveled off.
“It’s always concerning when we see progress stall, especially when there are proven interventions to prevent a disease,” said Dr. Tom Frieden, director of