In the beginning, CDC and KDHE staff were temporarily housed at the Wyandotte County Public Health Department. On Aug. 15, ...

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.

The KDHE reports, as of Jan. 24, 2025, there are 67 people who have contracted active TB in both counties: 60 people in Wyandotte County; seven in Johnson County. "The current Kansas City ...

Emails show health department officials argued over basic things like office space during a major tuberculosis outbreak in ...

Wyandotte and Johnson counties in Kansas are facing the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history, according to health officials. The outbreak, as reported in a statement by the ...

The Kansas Department of Health ... reporting TB cases in 1950. Currently, there are 67 people being treated for TB cases on the Kansas side of the Kansas City area — 60 in Wyandotte County ...

The Wyandotte County Public Health Department ... to the national health agency’s assertion, KDHE maintained the spate of Kansas TB infections is record-breaking — in a slightly more specific ...

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

Hopefully, we can get it wound down quickly." Most TB cases in Kansas have been in Wyandotte County, according to KDHE. The agency said there is a "very low risk to the general public, including ...

In the beginning, CDC and KDHE staff were temporarily housed at the Wyandotte County Public Health Department. On Aug. 15, Caldwell sent an email to Lauren Swensson, the state’s TB controller ...

A spokesperson for the Wyandotte County Health Department referred questions to KDHE. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated nine million people get TB every year and 1.25 ...

A spokesperson for the Wyandotte County Health Department referred questions to KDHE. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated nine million people get TB every year and 1.25 ...