KDHE's TB tracker can be found here. WYANDOTTE COUNTY, Kan. — Wyandotte and Johnson counties in Kansas are facing the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history, according to health ...
Emails show behind-the-scenes conflict as the Kansas City-area tuberculosis outbreak grew to one of the largest in U.S.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Health officials in Johnson County provided an update Wednesday on tuberculosis cases connected to an ongoing outbreak that started in March 2024. The Johnson County ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In response to a tuberculosis outbreak, the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment (JCDHE), the Wyandotte County Public Health Department, and the Kansas ...
Kansas is currently facing one the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in U.S. history with 67 confirmed active cases and 79 ...
two in Johnson County), which means a person is infected with the tuberculosis bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but has no symptoms and cannot spread the disease. KDHE notes the health risk ...
Kansas City-area residents may be alarmed to hear that Wyandotte County is at the epicenter of the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history, according to state health officials.
Two people have died in connection to what public health officials are calling America's largest tuberculosis outbreak ... the outbreaks in Wyandotte and Johnson Counties, occurred in 2024.
Health officials in Kansas have reported a tuberculosis outbreak in the northeastern part of the state, with 67 active cases since 2024, marking one of the largest outbreaks in recorded history of the ...
67 people (60 in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County) were being treated for active tuberculosis. She said cases associated with this outbreak were first reported in January 2024.
The state has seen tuberculosis cases double between 2023 and 2024, with the CDC offering support on the ground.
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