KANSAS CITY - Tuberculosis continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years.
More than 10,300 cases were reported last year, an 8% increase from 2023 and the highest since 2011, according to preliminary data posted this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Both the number of cases and the rate of infections rose. Rates were up among all age groups, and 34 states reported an increase…