Happy World Tuberculosis Day readers! There are 9 million new cases of infectious tuberculosis (TB) each year. Annually, 1.7 million people die of TB, which is also a leading cause of death among people living with HIV. To bring attention to this disease, below are a couple articles and a link to the World TB Day blog for your reference:

World TB Day 2011: Diagnostics Offer New Hope For Treating TB,
Jeff Sturchio, The Huffington Post
World TB Day 2011, Voices of America
On the Move Against TB – The official blog of World TB Day