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

Kansas public health officials say the state's ongoing tuberculosis outbreak is the largest since the CDC started reporting ...

The Johnson County Public Health Department is seeing an increase in tuberculosis cases as its budget to track those cases ...

Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria that attack the lungs, and is spread through the air when an infected person coughs or ...

Tuberculosis outbreak hits a San Franscisco high school, with 3 active TB cases and over 50 latent infections. Health ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kansas Legislature stripped health officers of their authority to issue orders mandating masks and closing schools and businesses without elected officials’ approval.

Though tuberculosis is rare in the United States as compared to developing countries, the region has some of the highest rates in the state.

Tulsa Public Schools alerted parents and staff on Tuesday to an active case of tuberculosis (TB) connected to McLain High School. The Tulsa Health Department notified the district of a public health ...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced today the official end of the tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas. No new patients have been ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A new Kansas law is making it so that health departments across the state can no longer prohibit public gatherings in the event of an infectious disease outbreak. The law also ...

It's unclear if the patient is a student, faculty member or staff member. A case of active tuberculosis has been confirmed at a Florida high school, according to state health officials. The Florida ...

WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Preliminary data released this month by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that more than 10,300 tuberculosis (TB) cases were ...