JCDHE monitors TB situation - Johnson County Kansas
2 days ago · The Johnson County Department of Health and Environment (JCDHE) has been collaborating with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Wyandotte County Public Health Department on a tuberculosis outbreak since March 2024.
Johnson County Health Dept. responds to tuberculosis concerns
1 day ago · The response from Johnson County comes days after Kansas officials said there is a low risk to the public of contracting tuberculosis.. But according to online data, as of Friday, Jan. 24, there ...
Kansas tuberculosis outbreak: symptoms, vaccine, health info | Kansas …
3 days ago · In 2024, there were 65 active tuberculosis cases in Wyandotte County and 14 in Johnson County, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s infectious disease dashboard. This ...
Johnson County health officials continue to monitor tuberculosis …
2 days ago · KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Health officials in Johnson County provided an update Wednesday on tuberculosis cases connected to an ongoing outbreak that started in March 2024.
The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It's not the …
2 days ago · How big is the tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas? As of Jan. 24, 67 people are being treated for active TB, most of them in Wyandotte County, Bronaugh said. Another 79 have latent TB. The state’s provisional 2024 count shows 79 active TB cases and 213 latent cases in the two counties where the outbreak is happening, Wyandotte and Johnson.
Kansas Is Dealing With Major Tuberculosis Outbreak
2 days ago · There were 60 cases in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County. An additional 79 people in the two counties were carrying dormant tuberculosis, commonly referred to as latent cases .
Kansas at epicenter of historic tuberculosis outbreak - KWCH
3 days ago · Since 2024, there have been 67 tuberculosis cases reported in two counties, Wyandotte and Johnson County, according to KDHE. Most cases have occurred in Wyandotte County, with 60 cases reported ...
Kansas’ tuberculosis outbreak is now the largest in the U.S. since …
4 days ago · Bronaugh said as of Jan. 24, 67 people (60 in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County) were being treated for active tuberculosis. She said cases associated with this outbreak were first ...
KDHE: Tuberculosis outbreak in Wyandotte, Johnson counties …
3 days ago · KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Late Monday, public health officials say two people have died in connection to what they described as America's largest tuberculosis outbreak since monitoring began in the 1950s.
Kansas Reports Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak in U.S. History
2 days ago · TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Kansas health officials are fighting the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in U.S. history, with 67 confirmed cases since new year began. The outbreak includes 60 active cases in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE).
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