Health officials in Kansas have reported a tuberculosis outbreak in the northeastern part of the state, with 67 active cases ...
The state has seen tuberculosis cases double between 2023 and 2024, with the CDC offering support on the ground.
Kansas is currently experiencing a rare outbreak of tuberculosis (TB), the world’s deadliest infectious disease. TB is spread ...
There is a vaccine aimed at preventing TB called Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), but it’s not commonly used in the U.S., ...
A CDC spokesperson identified two outbreaks in the last decade linked to more tuberculosis cases than the ongoing outbreak ...
The outbreak poses “very low risk to the general public, including the surrounding counties,” the Kansas Department of Health ...
A randomized clinical trial conducted in seven countries has identified three new options for shorter, all-oral treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), researchers reported this week in the New ...
Cases of tuberculosis rose in the UK last year to more than 5,000 according to the UKHSA, with those most at risk those who ...
New options make TB treatment faster, safer, and more accessible. A major breakthrough in tuberculosis treatment has emerged: ...
Bovine tuberculosis is one of the oldest diseases known to man, the DNR said. It is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium ...
The County’s Tuberculosis Control Program is working in close collaboration with the Sweetwater Union High School District to ...
Two counties in the Kansas City area continue to grapple with what is now a yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis.