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CDC says Kansas tuberculosis outbreak isn't the largest. Here's what KDHE meant
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Kansas officials claimed TB outbreak was largest in U.S. history. CDC says that’s wrong
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The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It’s not the biggest in US history though, CDC says
Health officials are downplaying the TB danger, although the outbreak has continued for a full year with no end in sight.
In late January 2025, news outlets reported on an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) in the Kansas City, Kansas, area. According to several of these reports, and posts sharing the news on social media, the outbreak was "unprecedented,
Kansas has experienced a significant outbreak of tuberculosis with 67 active infections and even more latent cases of the disease.
More than 60 people were being treated in the Kansas City area as of Friday, according to the state health department.
A large, ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has sickened at least 67 and caused two deaths. What to know about TB symptoms, transmission, and treatment.
Kansas is currently facing one the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in U.S. history with 67 confirmed active cases and 79 confirmed latent cases.
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. Fortunately, they say the health risk remains very low.
The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It's not the biggest in US history though, CDC says
A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local ... But a spokesperson for the CDC on Tuesday refuted that claim, noting at least two larger TB outbreaks ...
An outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City area has grown into one of the largest ever recorded in the United States, with dozens of active cases of the infectious disease reported, according to health officials.
The U.S. has historically been the largest funder of WHO, as well as global tuberculosis programs. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to pull the U.S. out of WHO. The administration has since ordered CDC staff to immediately stop collaborating with WHO, the Associated Press reported .
The Kansas City area is facing one of the country’s largest outbreaks of tuberculosis in recent years. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, as of Jan. 24, there have been 67 confirmed cases of active TB in the state,
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