Emails show behind-the-scenes conflict as the Kansas City-area tuberculosis outbreak grew to one of the largest in U.S.

The outbreak poses “very low risk to the general public, including the surrounding counties,” the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said.

In an interview with The American Journal of Managed Care, Michael A. Bernstein, MD, stressed the need for effective ...

Kansas City-area residents may be alarmed to hear that Wyandotte County is at the epicenter of the largest recorded ...

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. In a statement released Tuesday, Mayor ...

A CDC spokesperson identified two outbreaks in the last decade linked to more tuberculosis cases than the ongoing outbreak ...

Elisha Caldwell had been head of the local health department while an outbreak of TB grew in the Kansas City area, becoming ...

Health officials in Kansas have reported a tuberculosis outbreak in the northeastern part of the state, with 67 active cases ...

As of Jan. 24, there have been 67 confirmed cases of active TB including 60 in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County, ...

This doctor with decades of experience offers a counterpoint to all of the social media and Internets epidemiologists . . .

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began monitoring TB cases in the U.S. in the 1950s. As of Jan. 24, 2025, there are 67 individuals, including 60 in Wyandotte County and seven in ...

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.