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Kansas officials claimed TB outbreak was largest in U.S. history. CDC says that’s wrong

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

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Kansas faces one of the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in US history

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

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Kansas’ tuberculosis outbreak is one of the largest in the U.S. since the 1950s

In a state Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare meeting, Ashley Goss, a deputy secretary for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, told committee members the outbreak is

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The Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas is Alarming. Here’s What the CDC Has to Say

A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear to be the largest outbreak of the disease in U.S. history as a state health official claimed last week.

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2 dead, at least 146 infected as Kansas battles spreading tuberculosis outbreak

A tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has killed two people and caused at least 146 to become infected with the potentially deadly respiratory disease during one of the largest outbreaks in the nation's history.

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Health Officials Alarmed by Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas

HealthDay News — Kansas health officials are tackling the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in US history, with 67 confirmed cases since the start of 2025.

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KCK is in the middle of an ‘unprecedented’ tuberculosis outbreak. Here’s what to know

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,

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Kansas Health Officials Are Battling An ‘Unprecedented’ Tuberculosis Outbreak

Health officials in Kansas say they are battling an “unprecedented” tuberculosis outbreak that’s infected at least 146 people in the state’s northeast. As of Friday, there are 67 people currently being treated for active cases of the bacterial disease,

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ALERT: U.S. is Facing Biggest Bacterial Disease Outbreak in U.S. History

The United States is facing one of the largest recorded outbreaks in U.S. history, according to local health officials and ...

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Is Wyandotte County the beginning of the end of Kansas’ death penalty? Judge to decide

Wyandotte County residents who oppose the death penalty are potentially much more likely to be kept off juries in capital murder cases, a judge heard Wednesday as he weighs whether to strike down ...

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Johnson County Health Dept. responds to tuberculosis concerns

The Johnson County Department of Health and Environment (JCDHE) says all TB patients in the county have completed treatment ...

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KDHE: Tuberculosis outbreak in Wyandotte, Johnson counties killed 2 in 2024

Late Monday, public health officials provided additional information on what they described as America's largest tuberculosis outbreak since monitoring began in the 1950s.