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COVID-19 has been overtaken as the deadliest infectious disease on the planet. According to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), tuberculosis (TB) is now once again the biggest killer among infectious pathogens, having previously held the top spot before being surpassed by the virus in 2020. Collating data from 193 countries, WHO found that 1.25 million people died from TB worldwide in 2023, dwarfing the global COVID-19 death toll of 320,000 during the same period. Overall, 10.8 million people fell ill with TB last year, representing a modest increase on the 10.7 million case…