An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB - a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough - began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and continues as of early March ...

An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City metropolitan area straddling Kansas and Missouri has made headlines across the country, a rare feat for an infectious disease too often ignored ...

Kansas is dealing with the largest TB outbreak in modern U.S. history. Here's what to know about tuberculosis testing and cases in Tennessee in 2025.

“When public health services weaken, one of the first things you will see is outbreaks of TB.” I asked him what he meant by that and he told me that the “concern is there are other outbreaks we are ...

Tuberculosis has stalked humanity for as nearly as long as we've been on earth. In this article, we take a look at how UCSF ...

Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne ...

Sixty-seven cases and two deaths have been reported in an ongoing Kansas TB outbreak. Officials initially said it is the largest outbreak in U.S. history but clarified it is the largest over the ...

Indeed, the pathogen seems like ancient history — but as recent developments indicate, tuberculosis isn’t done with us yet.

Michael A. Bernstein, MD, Stamford Health, addresses common misconceptions about tuberculosis amid the outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas. The Kansas City, Kansas, area is currently experiencing a ...

Just a couple of years ago, there was a smaller TB outbreak in Kansas. After the outbreak was contained, the CDC reported that the majority of those who came down with TB were immigrants and their ...