After the CDC said the Kansas tuberculosis outbreak isn't the largest in documented history, KDHE clarified they meant the ...

After the CDC said the Kansas tuberculosis outbreak isn't the largest in documented history, KDHE clarified they meant the largest in a single year.

In 2023, the most recent year for which the CDC has data, a total of 9,633 cases of TB disease were reported in the U.S., reflecting a more than 15% increase in the number of cases compared to 2022.

According to the CDC, tuberculosis (TB) is a disease cause by germs that are spread from person to person through the air.

Last year, the U.S. saw more than 8,700 cases of TB, according to CDC data. Although TB cases have been steadily declining since the mid 1990s , rates increased in 2021, 2022 and 2023, with 2023 ...

Around half of those employees are in the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention.

CDC TB Surveillance Report. The CDC estimates that up to 13 million people in the U.S. have inactive TB, as of 2023. While not everyone with inactive TB will develop full-blown TB disease, ...

According to the CDC, there are two types of tuberculosis: inactive or active cases. The difference is not everyone infected with the germs becomes sick. What are the main symptoms of tuberculosis?

After the CDC said the Kansas tuberculosis outbreak isn't the largest in documented history, KDHE clarified they meant the largest in a single year.