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.

Our state continues to see new laws introduced each year that diminish funding and the authority of health departments — just ...

Tuberculosis takes close ... Kansas Department of Health and Environment came to Kansas City, Kansas, to assist the Wyandotte County Public Health Department with the outbreak.

A photo of the Wyandotte County Public Health Department in Kansas City, Kansas. Emails show health department officials argued over basic things like office space during a major tuberculosis ...

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.

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Historically, health outcomes in Wyandotte County have ranked well below ... A similar resurgence is now being observed with tuberculosis in Kansas. It comes at a time when: Rural hospitals ...

24, 2025, there are 67 people who have contracted active TB in both counties: 60 people in Wyandotte County; seven in Johnson County. "The current Kansas City, Kan. Metro tuberculosis outbreak is ...

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.

The Wyandotte County Public Health Department building at 619 Ann Ave., is seen on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Kansas City, Kansas.

Health officials in Kansas have reported a tuberculosis outbreak in the ... Kansas has reported 60 active cases in Wyandotte County and seven active cases in Johnson County, according to data ...