The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It's not the …
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.
Tuberculosis was once a disease in decline, but a resurgence in
Mar 23, 2025 · To date, 147 people have been reportedly diagnosed with TB in the outbreak, with 67 becoming ill. The remaining 80 people diagnosed with TB in Kansas contracted the illness but showed no...
What the Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas Means for Public Health
Feb 6, 2025 · In this Q&A, David Dowdy, MD, PhD ’08, ScM ’02, professor in Epidemiology, provides an overview of tuberculosis, including how it spreads, who is most at risk, and what …
Kansas faces one of the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in US history
Jan 28, 2025 · Kansas is currently facing one the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in U.S. history with 67 confirmed active cases and 79 confirmed latent cases.
Provisional 2024 Tuberculosis Data, United States
Mar 12, 2025 · Provisional data TB trends Figure. Tuberculosis cases and rates, by birth origin — United States, 2010–2024 After nearly three decades of consistent decline in TB in the United States, and a large decline in 2020, the TB case count and rate began increasing in 2021. Recovery from pandemic-related health care disruptions, increases in post-pandemic travel …
2024–2025 Kansas tuberculosis outbreak - Wikipedia
Starting in 2024, the U.S. state of Kansas experienced a sudden rise in cases of tuberculosis, with 68 active cases. [1] 113 cases of tuberculosis were recorded in Kansas in 2024, compared to 51 in 2023. [2]
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Jan 29, 2025 · As of Jan. 24, there have been 67 confirmed cases of active tuberculosis (TB) including 60 in the state of Kansas (Wyandotte County and Johnson County), according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
Two dead, dozens sickened in Kansas tuberculosis outbreak
Jan 28, 2025 · Health officials in Kansas are responding to a tuberculosis outbreak in Wyandotte and Johnson counties. A wave of tuberculosis cases hitting the Kansas City, Kansas, metro area has caused...
What To Know About The Kansas Tuberculosis Outbreak - Forbes
Jan 27, 2025 · Some 79 outbreak-associated latent infections, meaning TB was found but the person is not sick, have been reported since 2024, as well, the vast majority of which were also in Wyandotte...
As tuberculosis cases rise in the US and worldwide, health officials ...
Mar 6, 2025 · To date, 147 people have been reportedly diagnosed with TB in the outbreak, with 67 becoming ill. The remaining 80 people diagnosed with TB in Kansas contracted the illness but showed no...