The Tuberculosis (TB) Program provides support to local public health agencies, private physicians, and health care facilities involved in the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of Tuberculosis. The Program works to prevent transmission of TB through three strategies:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for preventing Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission in health care settings include recommendations for baseline tuberculosis (TB) screening of all U.S. health care personnel and annual testing for health care personnel working in medium-risk settings or settings with potential ...

Kansas City Area TB Outbreak. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has been working with local health departments in response to a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak.

9 hours ago · KANSAS (KOAM) -- Health officials are reporting a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak within the state. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is working with health departments within the Kansas City area to ensure proper treatment to patients and to help prevent cases from continuing to spread.. As of January 24, …

4 days ago · TB is an infectious disease that most often affects the lungs and is caused by a type of bacteria. It spreads through the air when infected people cough, speak, or sing, KDHE said.

2 days ago · As of Jan. 24, there have been 67 confirmed cases of active TB including 60 in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

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 ...

2 days ago · Kansas is not the only state in the region dealing with tuberculosis. In Missouri, its neighbor to the east, 87 cases of the disease had been recorded from Jan. 1 through Tuesday, according to the ...

3 days ago · A tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas City has become the largest documented TB outbreak on record in the United States. Data on the outbreak from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) show that 67 active TB cases and 79 latent cases have been reported since the beginning of 2024 in Wyandotte and Johnson counties, which are ...

2 days ago · "TB is spread person-to-person only through prolonged contact with someone who has active TB," Bronaugh emphasized. As of Jan. 28, KDHE is managing 384 individuals linked to the outbreak who are ...