TB outbreak in Kansas described as largest outbreak in US. history

posted by mike kraft on Mon, 2025-01-27 16:52

Kansas Hit By Large Tuberculosis Outbreak: Here’s What We Know The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has said the risk to the general public in surrounding counties remains “very low.” Molly Bohannon Forbes

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said as of Friday there had been 67 “outbreak associated active cases” reported since 2024, with 60 of them in Wyandotte County—which encompasses Kansas City—and seven in Johnson County, which is just south of Wyandotte. ...

Jill Bronaugh, a KDHE spokesperson, told the Topeka Capital-Journal the outbreak is "the largest documented outbreak in U.S. history, presently," citing the rapid number of cases in a short amount of time.

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