Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne ...
Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne diseases.
But the relative size of the outbreak is irrelevant. Kansas numbers continue to grow, and Dr. William Schaffner, infectious ...
The Kansas Department of Health and the Environment shouldn’t let politics undermine public faith in their work. From David ...
The outbreak, which began in January 2024, has resulted in 67 confirmed active tuberculosis cases and 79 confirmed latent cases, with two deaths. The CDC is providing on-site assistance in Kansas ...
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.
67 active TB cases reported in Kansas City area 384 people managed for TB testing and treatment CDC assists with contact tracing and health education Jan 29 (Reuters) - An outbreak of tuberculosis ...
The current outbreak in the Kansas City metro area is the largest documented outbreak in US history, since the 1950s, when the CDC began monitoring and reporting TB cases, said Jill Bronaugh ...
A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken ... But a spokesperson for the CDC on Tuesday refuted that claim, noting at least two larger TB outbreaks in recent ...
But the CDC rebutted that characterization ... Hawkinson said the risk of contracting tuberculosis in Kansas is low overall and that the state has been seeing fewer infections over the last ...
Health officials in Kansas say the risk to people living in surrounding counties and to the general public is "very low," and that the department is following guidance from the CDC. TB is a ...
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 ...