22 小时之前 · A tuberculosis outbreak has hit unprecedented levels for the state, with 67 active cases as of January 24. This is down from 79 active cases reported in a provisional 2024 count.

The first tuberculosis cases related to the outbreak were recorded in January 2024. Two deaths were linked to the outbreak in 2024. [5] Containment efforts by local authorities began in summer 2024, with guidance from the CDC. [4]As of January 2025, 67 active cases and 79 latent cases (in which an individual tests positive, but does not show symptoms or transmit the bacteria) have …

2 天之前 · 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. But a spokesperson for the CDC on Tuesday refuted that claim, noting at least two larger TB outbreaks in recent history.

11 小时之前 · A large, ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has sickened at least 67 and caused two deaths. What to know about TB symptoms, transmission, and treatment.

3 天之前 · So far, there have been 67 confirmed cases of active TB related to the outbreak. Kansas is facing one of the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreaks in U.S. history, according to local health ...

2 天之前 · How big is the tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas? As of Jan. 24, 67 people are being treated for active TB, most of them in Wyandotte County, Bronaugh said. Another 79 have latent TB.

2 天之前 · Cases related to the outbreak were first reported in January 2024, and there were two reported TB deaths last year associated with this outbreak, Jill Bronaugh, a spokesperson for the Kansas ...

2 天之前 · As of Friday, the most recent day that data was available from health officials, 67 people were being treated for active cases of tuberculosis as part of the outbreak in Kansas.

3 天之前 · An outbreak of tuberculosis in Kansas has become the largest recorded outbreak of the illness in the U.S., with nearly 70 active cases since last year. A doctor examines the x-rays of a ...

4 天之前 · So far, 67 active TB infections tied to the outbreak have been reported in the Kansas City area as of Jan. 24. Cases related to the current outbreak first reported in January 2024, Bronaugh says.