A Message from CDC Leadership on World TB Day
3-23-2018On World Tuberculosis Day 2018, we find ourselves at a critical moment in the global fight against this curable and preventable infectious disease. We can find,…
Tuberculosis
HIV Research Highlights from First Day of CROI 2018 (Video)
3-6-2018Advances in HIV research are being shared this week at the 2018 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Boston, and HIV.gov is here sh…
One-Month Tuberculosis Prophylaxis as Effective as Nine-Month Regimen for People Living with HIV
3-5-2018Cross-posted from NIAID NewsroomA one-month antibiotic regimen to prevent active tuberculosis (TB) disease was at least as safe and effective as the standard ni…
#PEPFAR15: 15 Years of Saving Lives through American Generosity and Partnerships
2-8-2018Under the leadership of President Donald Trump, and thanks to the generosity of the American people, 13 high-HIV-burden countries are now poised to achieve epid…
HIV Care and Treatment Activities
5-20-2017HIV is a virus that can multiply quickly and damage the body’s immune system, making it hard to fight off infections and cancers. While no cure exists for…
World TB Day Statement
3-22-2017As we approach World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24th, Dr. Rebecca Martin, Director of CDC’s Center for Global Health, has provided a statement that re…
South African Study Provides Compelling New Evidence on Role of Person-to Person Transmission in Drug-Resistant TB Epidemics
1-18-2017CDC/Emory/NIH study published in The New England Journal of Medicine adds to growing body of evidence that extensively drug-resistant TB is fueled more by direc…