Kansas health officials reported that as of Jan. 24, there are 67 people who have contracted active TB in both counties: 60 people in Wyandotte County; seven in Johnson County.

Kansas health officials reported that as of Jan. 24, there are 67 people who have contracted active TB in both counties: 60 people in Wyandotte County; seven in Johnson County.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In response to a tuberculosis outbreak, the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment (JCDHE), the Wyandotte County Public Health Department, and the Kansas ...

In Kansas, 75 people have been treated in 2024 for tuberculosis and two have died. Officials say the disease requires consistent contact to spread.

A tuberculosis outbreak that started in Wyandotte County, Kansas, has grown to be one of the largest in the U.S. since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started tracking the illness ...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has reported 67 active cases since 2024, with 60 in Wyandotte County and 7 in Johnson County.

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.

Topline An outbreak of tuberculosis in Kansas has become the largest recorded outbreak of the illness in the U.S., with nearly 70 active cases since last year.

In Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas, there are 67 confirmed cases of tuberculosis. The BCG vaccine for tuberculosis isn’t recommended in the U.S.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Health officials in Johnson County provided an update Wednesday on tuberculosis cases connected to an ongoing outbreak that started in March 2024.

An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has become the largest in U.S. history. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has been tracking this outbreak for over a year.