More than 60 people were being treated in the Kansas City area as of Friday, according to the state health department.

The outbreak poses “very low risk to the general public, including the surrounding counties,” the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said.

An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in two Kansas counties has sickened dozens since January 2024. Health officials are raising the alarm over a large and ongoing tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas.

Kansas is facing the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history, according to local health officials.

The Kansas City metro area is experiencing the largest outbreak in U.S. history, with low risk to the general public, Kansas health officials say.

Kansas is experiencing record-high tuberculosis cases in two counties. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and a TB expert weigh in on the public risk.

A tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is one of the largest recorded epidemics in U.S. history, according to health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Protection.

An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City area is now the "largest documented outbreak in U.S. history," Kansas health officials said Monday.

Again, in this report the newspaper attempts to spin & downplay the public health threat . . .

While there is no tuberculosis outbreak in Texas, here’s what to know about early detection and prevention. Am I required to have the tuberculosis vaccine in Texas? The state of

Kansas health officials are responding to a tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City metro area, with more than 60 reported cases across two counties, a notice from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said.