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Alarming Tuberculosis Outbreak Hits Kansas Counties

2/3/2025

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A tuberculosis outbreak in Wyandotte and Johnson counties, Kansas, has surged to alarming levels, marking one of the largest in U.S. history with 67 active cases and 79 latent cases. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is vigilantly tracking 384 individuals who were exposed. Fortunately, health officials reassure that the overall risk to the public remains low.

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Story summary

A tuberculosis outbreak in Wyandotte and Johnson counties, Kansas, has surged to alarming levels, marking one of the largest in U.S. history with 67 active cases and 79 latent cases. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is vigilantly tracking 384 individuals who were exposed. Fortunately, health officials reassure that the overall risk to the public remains low.