News Flash • Current Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas City, K
As of Jan. 31, 2025, there are 67 confirmed cases of active tuberculosis (TB) disease, including 60 in Wyandotte County and seven (7) in Johnson County, associated with this outbreak. Of …
The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It's not the …
Jan 28, 2025 · A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear to be the largest outbreak of the disease in U.S. …
What to Know About Alarming Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas
Jan 29, 2025 · As of Jan. 24, 67 people are being treated for active TB, most of them in Wyandotte County, Bronaugh said. Another 79 have latent TB. The state’s provisional 2024 …
Tuberculosis Outbreaks | KDHE, KS
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has been working with local health departments in response to a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak. The agencies are following the …
Tuberculosis in Kansas: The Larger Picture - Johns Hopkins
6 days ago · In this Q&A, David Dowdy, MD, PhD ’08, ScM ’02, professor in Epidemiology, provides an overview of tuberculosis, including how it spreads, who is most at risk, and what …
Should You Be Worried About the Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas?
Jan 31, 2025 · A recent outbreak of TB in Kansas has increased attention to the disease. TB can spread from person to person but is most frequently contracted after prolonged exposure to …
Kansas faces one of the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in US …
Jan 28, 2025 · Kansas is currently facing one the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in U.S. history with 67 confirmed active cases and 79 confirmed latent cases.
What To Know About The Kansas Tuberculosis Outbreak - Forbes
Jan 27, 2025 · An outbreak of tuberculosis in Kansas has become the largest recorded outbreak of the illness in the U.S., with nearly 70 active cases since last year.
Kansas’ tuberculosis outbreak is one of the largest in the U.S.
Jan 28, 2025 · A tuberculosis outbreak that started in Wyandotte County, Kansas, has grown to be one of the largest in the U.S. since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started …
Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is largest in recorded history in U.S.
Jan 24, 2025 · Kansas public health officials say the state's ongoing tuberculosis outbreak is the largest since the CDC started reporting TB cases in the 1950s.