Panic spreads as Maine residents are infected with world's deadliest disease

Fears are being raised in Maine after three people in the state tested positive for the world's deadliest disease. The patients were diagnosed with active tuberculosis and there was no connection between them, suggesting each was infected by a different source. They are in the Greater Portland area, officials said, and work is now underway to identify and isolate their close contacts. It comes amid an uptick in cases in the US, with America reporting 10,347 infections in 2024, the most recent year available, up eight percent from the year before and the highest tally since 2011 when there were...