Kansas is in the middle of an ‘unprecedented’ tuberculosis outbreak. Here’s what to know
Common symptoms of active TB include coughing, chest pains, fever, fatigue and coughing up blood or phlegm. The airborne respiratory illness is usually transmitted during prolonged close contact with an infected person.
Health Officials Alarmed by Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas
Kansas health officials are tackling the largest tuberculosis outbreak in US history, with 67 confirmed cases since the start of 2025.
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.
2 dead, at least 146 infected as Kansas battles spreading tuberculosis outbreak
A tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has killed two people and caused at least 146 to become infected with the potentially deadly respiratory disease during one of the largest outbreaks in the nation's history.
Kansas faces ‘largest tuberculosis outbreak in US history’: Health officials
Kansas is facing the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history, according to local health officials.
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The United States is facing one of the largest recorded outbreaks in U.S. history, according to local health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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.
Kansas Tuberculosis Outbreak Is Largest in Recorded U.S. History: What to Know
Health officials are contending with an ongoing outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City metro area that reportedly has become the largest in U.S. history. "Currently, Kansas has the largest outbreak that they've ever had in history,
Tuberculosis outbreak that has killed 2 in Kansas grows
Tuberculosis cases linked to an ongoing outbreak in the Kansas City area continue to climb. The outbreak, which began a year ago, killed two people in 2024.
Tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas becomes largest in US since 1950s
A wave of tuberculosis cases hitting the Kansas City, Kansas, metro area has become the largest documented TB outbreak in the United States since monitoring began in the 1950s, according to the state health department.
This state is facing the largest tuberculosis outbreak in US history
Kansas is currently facing the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history with 67 confirmed active cases and 79 confirmed latent cases.
TB outbreak: Kansas health officials report 67 cases since 2024
The outbreak poses “very low risk to the general public, including the surrounding counties,” the Kansas Department of Health ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Johnson County Health Dept. responds to tuberculosis concerns
The Johnson County Department of Health and Environment (JCDHE) says all TB patients in the county have completed treatment ...
‘Unprecedented’ TB outbreak recorded in Kansas with nearly 70 cases reported
Currently, Kansas has the largest outbreak that they’ve ever had in history’ said a Kansas Department of Health and ...
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‘Remain calm’: Wyandotte County leaders urge caution amid TB outbreak
Wyandotte County leaders say there is no reason to panic over reports that Kansas City, Kansas, has one of the largest ...
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This US state is grappling with one of the worst TB outbreaks in US history
Kansas faces a major TB outbreak with 67 active and 79 latent cases, primarily in Wyandotte County. The outbreak began in ...