Jan 31, 2025 · There are 79 confirmed latent TB cases, including 77 in Wyandotte County and two (2) in Johnson County, associated with this outbreak. As reference, for Kansas, CDC reported 52 active TB cases in 2022 and 46 in 2023.

Beginning February 1, 2025, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, will transition all customer service inquiries for residential trash and recycling services to WM. This change will improve service efficiency, reduce delays, and provide residents with faster, more reliable assistance. Read More

Jan 28, 2025 · The National Association of County and City Health Officials has been closely monitoring news about the tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas, but concern remains that there is little information being ...

Jan 28, 2025 · 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.

Aug 22, 2024 · The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Thursday confirmed a tuberculosis outbreak in Wyandotte County, with more cases than the entire state recorded last year.

Jan 28, 2025 · KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two people have died in connection to what public health officials are calling America's largest tuberculosis outbreak since monitoring began in the 1950s. Kansas Department ...

Jan 25, 2025 · A Kansas Department of Health and Environment official told a Kansas Senate committee Tuesday the agency continues to work to resolve an "unprecedented" tuberculosis outbreak in Wyandotte County.

Jan 28, 2025 · Kansas is grappling with what state health officials say is one of the largest tuberculosis outbreaks there since the 1950s, one that has infected dozens of people. ... in Wyandotte County and ...

Jan 27, 2025 · The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has reported 67 active cases since 2024, with 60 in Wyandotte County and 7 in Johnson County. Additionally, 79 latent infections—77 in...

Outbreak Associated Cases & Latent Infections. To date, most TB cases have been in Wyandotte County, with very low risk to the general public, including the surrounding counties.