The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It’s not the biggest in US history though, CDC says
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It’s not the biggest in US history though, CDC says

Associated Press  

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. “We would expect to see a handful of cases every year,” said Dr. Dana Hawkinson, an infectious disease doctor at the University of Kansas Health System. The outbreak has killed two people since it started in January 2024, Kansas state health department spokeswoman Jill Bronaugh said. Kansas health officials called the outbreak “the largest documented outbreak in U.S. history” since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began counting cases in the 1950s.

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Tuberculosis cases in the US rose to their highest levels in more than a dozen years
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Tuberculosis cases in the US rose to their highest levels in more than a dozen years

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Tuberculosis continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years. More than 10,300 cases were reported last year, an 8% increase from 2023 and the highest since 2011, according to preliminary data posted this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Kansas TB rate …

North Carolina tuberculosis cases rising for first time in decades following one of the worst outbreaks in U.S. history
1 month, 3 weeks ago

North Carolina tuberculosis cases rising for first time in decades following one of the worst outbreaks in U.S. history

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cases of tuberculosis are on the rise for the first time …

Major tuberculosis outbreak hits Kansas City area
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Major tuberculosis outbreak hits Kansas City area

Hindustan Times  

By Hannah Lang Major tuberculosis outbreak hits Kansas City area Jan 29 - 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. Since 2024, 79 latent infections have been reported in the Kansas …

Kansas Health Officials Are Battling An ‘Unprecedented’ Tuberculosis Outbreak
2 months ago

Kansas Health Officials Are Battling An ‘Unprecedented’ Tuberculosis Outbreak

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING 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, commonly known as TB, in the Kansas City metro area, Jill Bronaugh, a spokesperson for the Kansas Department …

Washington state records biggest tuberculosis outbreak in two decades
2 years, 10 months ago

Washington state records biggest tuberculosis outbreak in two decades

Daily Mail  

Washington is now seeing its biggest tuberculosis outbreak in two decades after a spate of cases in its prison system. Department of Health officials have detected 17 cases at 'several' facilities so far, including Stafford Creek Corrections Center about 100 miles outside Seattle. Washington state has spotted 17 cases so far at 'several' facilities including Stafford Creek Corrections, about 100 …

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