📅 24 March 1882
He told a Berlin scientific society that he had identified the bacterium responsible for TB.
📅 24 March 1882
The announcement connected tuberculosis to a specific bacterial agent.
📅 24 March 1882
Koch’s findings opened pathways to laboratory detection, although effective treatment took much longer.
📅 24 March 1882
The annual 24 March date commemorates Koch’s disclosure rather than the eradication of tuberculosis.
