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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.

Indexed essay March 27, 2026 By Devin Teichrow scienceHistorypublic healthtuberculosis

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By Devin Teichrow. Published March 27, 2026.

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A Pathogen Dispatch essay on tuberculosis, public-health capacity, drug resistance, airborne transmission, and why old diseases keep returning.

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