Kansas health officials reported that as of Jan. 24, there are 67 people who have contracted active TB in both counties: 60 people in Wyandotte County; seven in Johnson County.

Emails obtained by the Kansas News Service show there was a lot of tension between Wyandotte County Public Health Department’s then director, Elisha Caldwell, and state health officials during ...

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.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - Wyandotte County leaders say there is no reason to panic over reports that Kansas City, Kansas, has one of the largest documented TB outbreaks since the 1950s.

Emails show behind-the-scenes conflict as the Kansas City-area tuberculosis outbreak grew to one of the largest in U.S. history. The county's health director is no longer with the agency as of ...

TB outbreak: Kansas health officials report 67 cases since 2024. Saleen Martin. ... Since 2024, there have been 2 latent cases in Johnson County and 77 cases in Wyandotte County, ...

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. Emily Curiel [email protected] Reality Check is a Star series ...

Active TB patients are typically non-contagious after 10 days of treatment. Wyandotte County has been the hardest hit, but health officials maintain that the general public remains at "very low risk." ...

Wyandotte County is currently facing the largest outbreak of tuberculosis in United States, state officials say. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reports 67 active infections of the ...

K ANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - Wyandotte County leaders say there is no reason to panic over reports that Kansas City, Kansas, ...