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

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

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

According to CDC spokesperson Melissa Dibble ... of the active cases are in Wyandotte County and seven are in Johnson County. Kansas Deputy Secretary for Public Health Ashley Goss first claimed ...

A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear ...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has reported 67 active cases since 2024, with 60 in Wyandotte County and 7 in ... However, the CDC has refuted this assertion, pointing ...

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

In 2023, the CDC recorded 46 active cases in Kansas, Bronaugh said ... 67 people (60 in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County) were being treated for active tuberculosis.