Kansas Faces Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak in US Since 1950s

Tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas is one of the largest in US history

Health officials are downplaying the TB danger, although the outbreak has continued for a full year with no end in sight.

Tuberculosis outbreak: What you need to know

There is an alarming outbreak of active tuberculosis (TB) cases in the Kansas City, Kansas area. At least 69 people have been sickened, including two deaths, since the outbreak was first reported in January 2024. The post Tuberculosis outbreak: What you need to know appeared first on Study Finds.

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The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It’s not the biggest in US history though, CDC says - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

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. “We would expect to see a handful of cases every year,” said Dr. Dana Hawkinson, an infectious disease doctor at the University of Kansas Health System. But the high case counts in this outbreak were a “stark warning,” …

Largest tuberculosis outbreak recorded in US history developing

Kansas is seeing an active outbreak of tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest infectious disease. Health officials say they expect more cases to develop.