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Tuberculosis outbreak hits Kansas City

USA TODAY on MSN · 21h

Kansas City Chiefs game drew lots of travelers. Should you be worried about tuberculosis?

No, you probably didn’t get tuberculosis at Sunday’s Chiefs game. A yearlong outbreak of the bacterial infection in the Kansas City metropolitan area has raised concerns about spread locally and nationally.

Snopes on MSN · 2d

What To Know About Kansas City Tuberculosis Outbreak Officials Called 'Unprecedented'

The outbreak is real, but Jill Bronaugh, the communications director at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), told Snopes via email that it posed a "very low risk" to the general public.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Major tuberculosis outbreak hits Kansas City area

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.

2don MSN

KC area at ‘extremely low risk’ of tuberculosis despite outbreak, doctor says. Here’s why

Also known as TB, tuberculosis is a contagious illness that can be fatal if left untreated.

2don MSN

Kansas City tuberculosis outbreak is largest in US history

Kansas is experiencing record-high tuberculosis cases in two counties. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and a ...

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