By Roni Robbins – Special to the AJC

While most of the country saw increased cases of tuberculosis in 2023, Georgia experienced a slight decline, according to a new surveillance report from the Georgia Department of Public Health. Considered the world’s deadliest infectious disease, tuberculosis or TB is caused by bacteria spread through the air, typically when someone coughs or sneezes. The disease usually attacks the lungs. It… Read More »Tuberculosis cases in Georgia dropped in 2023, bucking the national trend