Aug 31, 2023 · An MDR TB outbreak involving 13 persons with active disease and nine with latent TB infections was identified within four Kansas households in 2021 and included multiple U.S.-born children who became infected in Kansas.

Jan 29, 2025 · 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.

Jan 31, 2025 · There are 79 confirmed latent TB cases, including 77 in Wyandotte County and two (2) in Johnson County, associated with this outbreak. As reference, for Kansas, CDC reported 52 active TB cases in 2022 and 46 in 2023.

Jan 29, 2025 · As of Jan. 24, 67 people are being treated for active TB, most of them in Wyandotte County, Bronaugh said. Another 79 have latent TB. The state’s provisional 2024 count shows 79 active TB...

Jan 31, 2025 · CDC says Kansas tuberculosis outbreak isn't the largest. Here's what KDHE meant. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment clarifies that the ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has been working with local health departments in response to a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak. The agencies are following the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to ensure patients are receiving proper treatment and to prevent additional cases from occurring.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria which causes tuberculosis.. Starting in 2024, the U.S. state of Kansas experienced a sudden rise in cases of tuberculosis, with 67 active cases. [1] 109 cases of tuberculosis were recorded in Kansas in 2024, compared to 51 in 2023. [2]It is the largest tuberculosis outbreak in the U.S. since documentation began in the 1950s.

Jan 28, 2025 · Kansas is facing one of the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreaks in U.S. history, according to local health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Jan 25, 2025 · WYANDOTTE COUNTY, Kan. (KAKE) – State public health officials are calling an ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in northeast Kansas “unprecedented.” The Kansas Department of Health and Environment...

Jan 30, 2025 · While there are 67 documented active cases of tuberculosis in Kansas, the state has reported another 79 latent cases—all but two of which are in Wyandotte County.