A CDC spokesperson identified two outbreaks in the last decade linked to more tuberculosis cases than the ongoing outbreak ...
The state has seen tuberculosis cases double between 2023 and 2024, with the CDC offering support on the ground.
Kansas City-area residents may be alarmed to hear that Wyandotte County is at the epicenter of the largest recorded ...
A tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has killed two people and caused at least 146 to become infected with the potentially ...
Kansas is currently experiencing a rare outbreak of tuberculosis (TB), the world’s deadliest infectious disease. TB is spread ...
Kansas faces a major TB outbreak with 67 active and 79 latent cases, primarily in Wyandotte County. The outbreak began in ...
Wyandotte County leaders are asking people to “remain calm” and remember that the risk of contracting TB is low for most people. According to the CDC, TB is a disease caused by germs that spread ...
The outbreak poses “very low risk to the general public, including the surrounding counties,” the Kansas Department of Health ...
The Wyandotte County Public Health Department building at 619 Ann Ave., is seen on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Kansas City, Kansas.
Kansas health officials are tackling the largest tuberculosis outbreak in US history, with 67 confirmed cases since the start of 2025.
The United States is facing one of the largest recorded outbreaks in U.S. history, according to local health officials and ...
“While TB cases in Wyandotte and Johnson counties are getting attention, we want to assure our residents that what we’re ...