Kansas City-area residents may be alarmed to hear that Wyandotte County is at the epicenter of the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history, according to state health officials.

Most TB cases in Kansas have been in Wyandotte County, according to KDHE. The agency said there is a "very low risk to the general public, including the surrounding counties." ...

Kansas City -area residents may be alarmed to hear that Wyandotte County is at the epicenter of the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history, according to state health officials.

As diagnosed tuberculosis cases in Wyandotte County this year have eclipsed those seen across all of Kansas in 2023, local public health officials are putting forward a roughly $1 million plan to ...

As of Jan. 24, 2025, there are 67 individuals, including 60 in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County, currently being treated for confirmed active TB related to this outbreak.

So far, officials have reported 60 active cases in Wyandotte County and 7 active cases in Johnson County, according to data from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.Since 2024, there ...

The Wyandotte County Public Health Department building at 619 Ann Ave., is seen on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Kansas City, Kansas. 28,466 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you ...

In Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas, there are 67 confirmed cases of tuberculosis. The BCG vaccine for tuberculosis isn’t recommended in the U.S. Skip Navigation.

As of Jan. 24, 2025, there are 67 individuals, including 60 in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County, currently being treated for confirmed active TB related to this outbreak.

As of Jan. 24, 2025, there are 67 individuals, including 60 in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County, currently being treated for confirmed active TB related to this outbreak.

In Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas, there are 67 confirmed cases of tuberculosis. The BCG vaccine for tuberculosis isn’t recommended in the U.S. Skip Navigation.