Additionally, 79 latent tuberculosis cases have been confirmed ... and to the general public, is low and guidelines from the CDC are being followed, according to health officials in Kansas.

Tuberculosis is making headlines as the contagious respiratory disease spreads in the Midwest. Kansas is currently facing one ...

The KDHE reported that they are following CDC guidelines for treatment ... or even sings. Active TB cases are treatable with antibiotics, while latent TB does not pose a contagious risk. Patients with ...

Tuberculosis spreads through germs released when a person with TB in their lungs coughs, speaks or sings. These bacteria can stay in the air for prolonged periods of time and are more likely to spread ...

There have also been 79 confirmed latent TB cases. The cases have been in Wyandotte and Johnson counties. Two deaths have been connected to the outbreak. The 2015-17 outbreak cited by the CDC was ...

which resulted in over 170 cases of active TB and more than 400 cases of latent TB by 2017. Additionally, the CDC cited a 2021 bone graft incident in which TB was transmitted to 87 out of 113 ...

A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear ...

But without treatment at this stage, it can develop into active tuberculosis, with symptoms such as a cough that lasts more ...