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.

As of Jan. 31, 2025, there are 67 confirmed cases of active tuberculosis (TB) disease, including 60 in Wyandotte County and seven (7) in Johnson County, associated with this outbreak. Of these individuals, 35 have completed treatment and are considered cured and …

Feb 6, 2025 · What is the status of the outbreak happening in Kansas? There is an ongoing outbreak of tuberculosis in two counties in Kansas. As of January 31, 67 cases of active TB and two deaths had been counted across these two counties, making it one of the largest outbreaks of tuberculosis in the United States in the past 30–40 years.

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.

The TB Program provides anti-tuberculosis medications to local health departments and medical providers for the treatment of TB disease. Additionally, preventive medications for individuals with TB infection are provided to local health departments or other medical providers.

Jan 29, 2025 · How big is the tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas? 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.

Jan 28, 2025 · A wave of tuberculosis cases hitting the Kansas City, Kansas, metro area has caused dozens of illnesses and at least two deaths, according to the state health department. Cases related to the ...

Kansas City Area TB Outbreak. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has been working with local health departments in response to a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak.

Jan 28, 2025 · Kansas is grappling with what state health officials say is one of the largest tuberculosis outbreaks there since the 1950s, one that has infected dozens of people.

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...