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

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

A CDC spokesperson identified two outbreaks in the last decade linked to more tuberculosis cases than the ongoing outbreak ...

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

Is Kansas TB Outbreak a Record? Editor’s note: U.S. News has updated this story due to information provided by the CDC. Read on for more detail. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ...

Is the Kansas tuberculosis outbreak the largest in U.S ... But a spokesperson for the CDC on Tuesday refuted that claim, noting at least two larger TB outbreaks in recent history.

The state usually only sees a handful of TB cases each year. In 2023, the CDC recorded 46 active TB cases in Kansas, says Bronaugh. “It’s a substantial outbreak of tuberculosis,” Dr. William ...

Kansas health officials said patients who test ... people with inactive TB can develop active TB disease and become sick, the CDC said. TB is spread through the air from one person to another.

according to the CDC. Treatments for TB typically involve taking multiple antibiotics for months at a time. Local health departments will provide these treatments to the patients in Kansas ...