tuberculosis

New York is among the states that witnessed an increase in cases last year, according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

At least seven of the identified cases have been confirmed since September.

NY's tuberculosis rate is more than twice the national rate, with 8 out of 100,000 individuals suffering from the disease.

A maternity ward worker at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital tested positive for tuberculosis, possibly inadvertently exposing hundreds of babies to the disease

The Department of Eduction confirmed that there is a case of tuberculosis