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The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published an updated report on tuberculosis (TB), placing this infectious disease as the leading killer in 2023 and a substantial public health threat in the years to come.
The 2024 WHO Global TB Report highlights the return of tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, after three years dominated by SARS-CoV-2 as the leading cause of death from infectious disease, TB causing an estimated 1.25 million related fatalities.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced that during the 40th meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations on the international spread of poliovirus, data on wild poliovirus (WPV1) and circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV) was reviewed in the context of the global target of interruption and certification of WPV1 eradication by 2027 and interruption and certification of cVDPV2 elimination by 2029.

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) today announced that it has updated its Interactive Respiratory Disease Dashboard to include updated hospitalization reporting and more visual features.
DSHS's dashboard, launched in January 2024, also includes information on emergency department visits, fatalities from influenza, and other respiratory viruses and is accessible through the Texas Health Data website.

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) today announced that it has updated its Interactive Respiratory Disease Dashboard to include updated hospitalization reporting and more visual features.
DSHS's dashboard, launched in January 2024, also includes information on emergency department visits, fatalities from influenza, and other respiratory viruses and is accessible through the Texas Health Data website.