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

Emails show health department officials argued over basic things like office space during a major tuberculosis outbreak in ...

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

Kansas City-area residents may be alarmed to hear that Wyandotte County is at the epicenter of the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history, according to state health officials.

Kansas is currently facing one the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in U.S. history with 67 confirmed active cases and 79 ...

Tuberculosis (TB), a bacterial infection that primarily affects the lungs, has long been considered rare in the U.S. Recently, the Kansas City metro area reported a spike in TB, prompting several ...

and mentioned it is an ongoing outbreak and more cases could be discovered. KDHE's TB tracker can be found here. WYANDOTTE COUNTY, Kan. — Wyandotte and Johnson counties in Kansas are facing the ...

The state has seen tuberculosis cases double between 2023 and 2024, with the CDC offering support on the ground.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - Wyandotte County leaders say there is no reason to panic over reports that Kansas City, Kansas, has one of the largest documented TB outbreaks since the 1950s.

60 people in Wyandotte County; seven in Johnson County. "The current Kansas City, Kan. Metro tuberculosis outbreak is the largest documented outbreak in U.S. history, presently (since the 1950's ...

Health officials in Kansas have reported a tuberculosis outbreak in the northeastern part of the state, with 67 active cases since 2024, marking one of the largest outbreaks in recorded history of the ...