Kansas Tuberculosis Outbreak 1 of Largest Ever in US

Kansas is dealing with a tuberculosis outbreak. Should Texans worry? Is there a vaccine?
Kansas is currently experiencing a rare outbreak of tuberculosis (TB), the world’s deadliest infectious disease. TB is spread via germs in the air and usually affects the lungs but can also affect the brain, the kidneys or the spine.
CDC says Kansas tuberculosis outbreak isn't the largest. Here's what KDHE meant
After the CDC said the Kansas tuberculosis outbreak isn't the largest in documented history, KDHE clarified they meant the largest in a single year.
Kansas officials claimed TB outbreak was largest in U.S. history. CDC says that’s wrong
A CDC spokesperson identified two outbreaks in the last decade linked to more tuberculosis cases than the ongoing outbreak centered in Wyandotte County.
Kansas Is Experiencing a Outbreak of Tuberculosis. Here's What to Know
Kansas has experienced a significant outbreak of tuberculosis with 67 active infections and even more latent cases of the disease.
The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It’s not the biggest in US history though, CDC says
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. history as a state health official claimed last week.
Tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas among largest in US history. Does Texas have TB cases?
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 United States. Texas so far isn't seeing any such outbreak.
Major tuberculosis outbreak hits Kansas City area
An outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City area has grown into one of the largest ever recorded in the United States, with dozens of active cases of the infectious disease reported, according to health officials.
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.
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.
Kansas Tuberculosis Outbreak One of Largest Ever in US
The state has seen tuberculosis cases double between 2023 and 2024, with the CDC offering support on the ground.
Kansas is in the middle of an ‘unprecedented’ tuberculosis outbreak. Here’s what to know
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. Fortunately, they say the health risk remains very low.
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State officials say risk from tuberculosis outbreak remains ‘low’ for general public
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Tuberculosis Cases in Saline County Remain Normal
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