Emails show behind-the-scenes conflict as the Kansas City-area tuberculosis outbreak grew to one of the largest in U.S.

Kansas City-area residents may be alarmed to hear that Wyandotte County is at the epicenter of the largest recorded ...

Also known as TB, tuberculosis is a contagious illness that can be fatal if left untreated.

Tuberculosis (TB), a bacterial infection ... As of Jan. 24, 2025, there are 67 individuals, including 60 in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County, currently being treated for confirmed ...

Wyandotte County contains part of Kansas City and Johnson County ... TB is a disease caused by a type of bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, according to the CDC. It is one of the world's ...

Tuberculosis is a bacteria that primarily ... treatment and medical consultation in Wyandotte County," Bronaugh said. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the vaccine ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — 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 an interview with The American Journal of Managed Care, Michael A. Bernstein, MD, stressed the need for effective ...

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 healt ...

Wyandotte County is currently facing the largest outbreak of tuberculosis in United States, state officials say. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reports 67 active infections of the ...

The outbreak started last January. Kansas health officials say numbers are trending downward, but they still expect to find more cases. This story has been updated to reflect that this is one of ...