SFGate May 05, 2026 • 14:02

'Age-old' disease hits 12-year high in Calif. as new outbreak details revealed - SFGATE

By Gillian Mohney

'Age-old' disease hits 12-year high in Calif. as new outbreak details revealed - SFGATE

Tuberculosis cases have been increasing in California in recent years. The ancient bacterial disease can remain dormant for years.

An anteroposterior chest X-ray of a patient diagnosed with advanced bilateral pulmonary tuberculosis.
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