2 days ago · The Johnson County Department of Health and Environment (JCDHE) has been collaborating with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Wyandotte County Public Health Department on a tuberculosis outbreak since March 2024. ... TB is spread through the air from one person to another and is put into the air when a person with active ...

1 day ago · The breakdown includes 60 in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County. TB is spread through the air from one person to another and is put into the air when a person with active TB disease of ...

2 days ago · As of Jan. 24, there have been 67 confirmed cases of active TB including 60 in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

2 days ago · As of Jan. 24, there have been 67 confirmed cases of active TB including 60 in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

There are two tests that can be used to help detect tuberculosis (TB) infection: askin testor ablood test. TB testing is available on a walk-in basis at the Olathe and Mission clinics. No appointment is needed for initial testing.During high volume times, we may need to temporarily suspend our walk-in …

2 days ago · 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. The Johnson County ...

2 days ago · Health officials in Kansas are responding to a tuberculosis outbreak in Wyandotte and Johnson counties. ... “TB is an infectious disease that most often affects the lungs and is caused by a type ...

2 days ago · 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 cases and 213 latent cases in the two counties where the outbreak is happening, Wyandotte and Johnson.

2 days ago · TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Kansas health officials are fighting the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in U.S. history, with 67 confirmed cases since new year began. The outbreak includes 60 active cases in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). That's ...

3 days ago · In 2024, there were 65 active tuberculosis cases in Wyandotte County and 14 in Johnson County, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s infectious disease dashboard. This ...