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 ...

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.

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.

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.

Elisha Caldwell had been head of the local health department while an outbreak of TB grew in the Kansas City area, becoming one of the largest in recent U.S. history. He started at Wyandotte ...

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.

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.

Sixty of the active infections have been identified in Wyandotte County and the other seven in Johnson County. “The current Kansas City, Kan. Metro tuberculosis outbreak is the largest ...

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.

In Kansas, 75 people have been treated in 2024 for tuberculosis and two have died. Officials say the disease requires consistent contact to spread. What tuberculosis outbreak in Wyandotte County ...

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. In response to ...