Essay
Tuberculosis and the Fragility of Public Health
A Pathogen Dispatch essay on tuberculosis, public-health capacity, drug resistance, airborne transmission, and why old diseases keep returning.
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tuberculosis public health
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By Devin Teichrow. Published March 27, 2026.
Overview
A Pathogen Dispatch essay on tuberculosis, public-health capacity, drug resistance, airborne transmission, and why old diseases keep returning.
First for the headline question.
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