A symptom of COVID is the loss of taste or smell. Tuberculosis has a longer incubation period, and the symptoms have a much ...

After the CDC said the Kansas tuberculosis outbreak isn't the largest in documented history, KDHE clarified they meant the ...

A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear ...

A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear ...

A CDC spokesperson identified two outbreaks in the last decade linked to more tuberculosis cases than the ongoing outbreak ...

Kansas City is currently facing the largest documented tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in the United States. According to the ...

There have also been 79 confirmed latent TB cases. The cases have been in Wyandotte and Johnson counties. Two deaths have been connected to the outbreak. The 2015-17 outbreak cited by the CDC was ...

But a spokesperson for the CDC on Tuesday refuted that claim, noting at least two larger TB outbreaks in recent history. In one, the disease spread through Georgia homeless shelters. Public health ...

This happens to about 10% of people with latent TB in the U.S. In total, the CDC estimates about 13 million people have latent TB nationwide. Treating inactive tuberculosis is important to prevent ...

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 ...