johnson county tuberculosis outbreak

Kansas, tuberculosis

Kansas faces one of the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in US history

Kansas is currently facing one the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in U.S. history with 67 confirmed active cases and 79 confirmed latent cases.

Live Science on MSN · 1d

Massive tuberculosis outbreak sickens dozens in Kansas

An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in two Kansas counties has sickened dozens since January 2024. Health officials are raising the alarm over a large and ongoing tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas.

The New York Times · 2d

Kansas Is Dealing With Major Tuberculosis Outbreak

State health officials said that dozens of people in the Kansas City, Kan., area have the disease, which has drawn a federal response.

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Johnson County health officials continue to monitor tuberculosis situation

Health officials in Johnson County provided an update Wednesday on tuberculosis cases connected to an ongoing outbreak that ...

KSAL14h

Tuberculosis Cases in Saline County Remain Normal

“While TB cases in Wyandotte and Johnson counties are getting attention, we want to assure our residents that what we’re ...

Newsweek3d

Kansas Tuberculosis Outbreak Becomes Largest Ever in US

An unprecedented tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas has reached ... with 60 in Wyandotte County and 7 in Johnson County. Additionally, 79 latent infections—77 in Wyandotte County and 2 ...

KSHB Kansas City2d

KDHE: Tuberculosis outbreak in Wyandotte, Johnson counties killed 2 in 2024

Late Monday, public health officials provided additional information on what they described as America's largest tuberculosis outbreak since monitoring began in the 1950s.

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KC area at ‘extremely low risk’ of tuberculosis despite outbreak, doctor says. Here’s why

Also known as TB, tuberculosis is a contagious illness that can be fatal if left untreated.

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