Statement Regarding TB Outbreak in Kansas – Unified …
3 days ago · On behalf of the Unified Government, we encourage residents to remain calm regarding recent media coverage on tuberculosis (TB) in Wyandotte County/ Kansas City, Kansas. opens in new tab or window . ... Statement Regarding TB Outbreak in Kansas. Published on January 28, 2025.
‘Remain calm’: Wyandotte County leaders urge caution amid TB outbreak
2 days ago · KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - Wyandotte County leaders say there is no reason to panic over reports that Kansas City, Kansas, has one of the largest documented TB outbreaks since the 1950s.
Kansas faces one of the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in US …
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.
The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It's not the …
2 days ago · 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. 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.
Kansas’ tuberculosis outbreak is now the largest in the U.S. since …
4 days ago · A tuberculosis outbreak that started in Wyandotte County, Kansas, has grown to be the largest in the U.S. since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started tracking the illness in the ...
Kansas Is Dealing With Major Tuberculosis Outbreak
2 days ago · There were 60 cases in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County. An additional 79 people in the two counties were carrying dormant tuberculosis, commonly referred to as latent cases. Infected ...
Kansas Tuberculosis Outbreak Becomes Largest Ever in US
3 days ago · An unprecedented tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas has reached historic levels, ... (KDHE) has reported 67 active cases since 2024, with 60 in Wyandotte County and 7 in Johnson County.
KDHE: 'Unprecedented' tuberculosis outbreak ongoing in Wyandotte County
6 days ago · A Kansas Department of Health and Environment official told a Kansas Senate committee Tuesday the agency continues to work to resolve an "unprecedented" tuberculosis outbreak in Wyandotte County.
Health officials facing 'unprecedented' tuberculosis outbreak in ...
5 days ago · WYANDOTTE COUNTY, Kan. (KAKE) – State public health officials are calling an ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in northeast Kansas “unprecedented.”
A Kansas tuberculosis outbreak has infected dozens of people in …
Aug 22, 2024 · The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Thursday confirmed a tuberculosis outbreak in Wyandotte County, with more cases than the entire state recorded last year.