Kansas officials claimed TB outbreak was largest in U.S. history. CDC says that’s wrong
A CDC spokesperson identified two outbreaks in the last decade linked to more tuberculosis cases than the ongoing outbreak ...
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Tuberculosis Cases in Saline County Remain Normal
“While TB cases in Wyandotte and Johnson counties are getting attention, we want to assure our residents that what we’re ...
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Johnson County health officials continue to monitor tuberculosis situation
Health officials in Johnson County provided an update Wednesday on tuberculosis cases connected to an ongoing outbreak that ...
‘Remain calm’: Wyandotte County leaders urge caution amid TB outbreak
Wyandotte County leaders are asking people to “remain calm” and remember that the risk of contracting TB is low for most people. According to the CDC, TB is a disease caused by germs that spread ...
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This US state is grappling with one of the worst TB outbreaks in US history
Kansas faces a major TB outbreak with 67 active and 79 latent cases, primarily in Wyandotte County. The outbreak began in ...
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Kansas health officials say tuberculosis outbreak in KC-area is 'largest documented outbreak in US history'
The Kansas Department of Health ... reporting TB cases in 1950. Currently, there are 67 people being treated for TB cases on the Kansas side of the Kansas City area — 60 in Wyandotte County ...
‘Unprecedented’ TB outbreak recorded in Kansas with nearly 70 cases reported
Currently, Kansas has the largest outbreak that they’ve ever had in history’ said a Kansas Department of Health and ...