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  1. News Flash • Current Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas City, K

    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.

  2. After tuberculosis outbreak, Wyandotte County ... - NPR in Kansas

    Feb 12, 2025 · The state ultimately took over the TB response as outbreak-related numbers ballooned to 67 active cases, including 60 in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County.

  3. A Kansas tuberculosis outbreak has infected dozens of people in …

    Aug 22, 2024 · Health officials have confirmed almost 50 cases of tuberculosis in Wyandotte County, more than in all of Kansas last year. But the public risk remains low.

  4. What tuberculosis outbreak in Wyandotte County means for Kansas

    Aug 23, 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.

  5. What To Know About The Kansas Tuberculosis Outbreak - Forbes

    Jan 27, 2025 · The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said as of Friday there had been 67 “outbreak associated active cases” reported since 2024, with 60 of them in Wyandotte County—which...

  6. KDHE: 'Unprecedented' tuberculosis outbreak ongoing in Wyandotte County

    Jan 25, 2025 · 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...

  7. Kansas tuberculosis outbreak in Wyandotte, Johnson counties

    Jan 28, 2025 · Kansas officials report that as of Jan. 24, there are 67 people who have contracted active TB in two counties: 60 in Wyandotte County; seven in Johnson County.

  8. Wyandotte County approves plan to treat tuberculosis outbreak | Kansas

    Sep 6, 2024 · As diagnosed tuberculosis cases in Wyandotte County this year have eclipsed those seen across all of Kansas in 2023, local public health officials are putting forward a roughly $1 million...

  9. ‘Remain calm’: Wyandotte County leaders urge caution amid TB …

    Jan 28, 2025 · At least 67 people have been treated for active TB infections linked to the current outbreak. Of those, 60 are in Wyandotte County and 7 are in Johnson County.

  10. After tuberculosis outbreak, Wyandotte County parts ways with …

    Feb 12, 2025 · People walk outside the Wyandotte County Public Health Department in Kansas City, Kansas. Emails show behind-the-scenes conflict as the Kansas City-area tuberculosis outbreak grew...