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Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas Is Among Largest on Record in US

Headline from Science Alert, on the newest of 2 developments

After a long and steady decline, tuberculosis (TB) is threatening to return in force in the US.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas becomes largest in US since 1950s

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  2. Newest

    Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas Is Among Largest on Record in US

    Headline from Science Alert ·

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  1. Forbes

    Kansas Hit By Large Tuberculosis Outbreak: Here’s What We Know (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has said the risk to the general public in surrounding counties remains “very low.”

  2. Newsweek

    Kansas tuberculosis outbreak becomes largest ever in US (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The state has seen tuberculosis cases double between 2023 and 2024, with the CDC offering support on the ground.

  3. Gizmodo

    Kansas Is Battling the Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak Ever Recorded in the U.S. (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    Dozens of active and latent TB cases have been linked to the outbreak dating back to last year, local health officials say.

  4. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Kansas faces largest tuberculosis outbreak in US history: Health officials (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Kansas is currently facing the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history with 67 confirmed active cases and 79 confirmed latent cases.

  5. CNN

    Two dead, dozens sickened in Kansas tuberculosis outbreak (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A wave of tuberculosis cases hitting the Kansas City, Kansas, metro area has caused dozens of illnesses and at least two deaths, according to the state health department.

  6. NBC Chicago

    Kansas seeing 'largest' tuberculosis outbreak in US history, with more than 70 cases (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Kansas officials said the tuberculosis outbreak is ongoing, which means more cases could be reported.

  7. The Guardian

    Kansas officials say tuberculosis outbreak is largest on record in US history (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Department of health reports ‘rapid number of cases in a short amount of time’ and says that there could be more

  8. KCEN Waco

    Yes, there is a tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas (opens KCEN Waco)

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    KCEN Waco's feed description

    The Kansas City metro area is experiencing the largest outbreak in U.S. history, with low risk to the general public, Kansas health officials say.

  9. Fox News

    Kansas City tuberculosis outbreak is largest in US history (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Kansas is experiencing record-high tuberculosis cases in two counties. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and a TB expert weigh in on the public risk.

  10. NBC News

    Tuberculosis outbreak that has killed 2 in Kansas continues to grow (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Tuberculosis cases linked to an ongoing outbreak in the Kansas City area continue to climb. The outbreak, which began a year ago, killed two people in 2024.

  11. MedicalXpress

    Kansas reports largest tuberculosis outbreak in recent US history (opens MedicalXpress)

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    MedicalXpress's feed description

    Kansas health officials are fighting the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in recent U.S. history, with 67 confirmed cases since the new year began.

  12. Live Science

    Massive tuberculosis outbreak sickens dozens in Kansas (opens Live Science)

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    Live Science's feed description

    An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in two Kansas counties has sickened dozens since January 2024.

  13. Green Field Reporter

    The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It's not the biggest in US history though, CDC says - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear to be the largest outbreak of the disease in U.S. history as a state health official claimed last week. “We would expect to see a handful of cases every year,” said Dr.

  14. New York Times

    Kansas Is Dealing With Major Tuberculosis Outbreak (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    State health officials said that dozens of people in the Kansas City, Kan., area have the disease, which has drawn a federal response.

  15. The Boston Globe

    Kansas is dealing with a major tuberculosis outbreak (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    One of the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in the US since the 1950s has killed two people in Kansas and infected dozens.

  16. Local News 8

    Tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas becomes largest in US since 1950s (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A wave of tuberculosis cases hitting the Kansas City, Kansas, metro area has become the largest documented TB outbreak in the United States since monitoring began in the 1950s, according to the state health department.

  17. MedicalXpress

    The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It's not the biggest in US history though, CDC says (opens MedicalXpress)

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    MedicalXpress's feed description

    A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear to be the largest outbreak of the disease in U.S. history as a state health official claimed last week.

  18. WHDH Boston

    Tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas becomes largest in US since 1950s - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    (CNN) — A wave of tuberculosis cases hitting the Kansas City, Kansas, metro area has become the largest documented TB outbreak in the United States since

  19. Newton Kansan

    Kansas’ tuberculosis outbreak is one of the largest in the U.S. since the 1950s - Newton Kansan (opens Newton Kansan)

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    Newton Kansan's feed description

    A tuberculosis outbreak that started in Wyandotte County, Kansas, has grown to be the largest in the U.S. since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started tracking the illness in the 1950s, health officials said.

  20. Science Alert

    Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas Is Among Largest on Record in US (opens Science Alert)

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    Science Alert's feed description

    After a long and steady decline, tuberculosis (TB) is threatening to return in force in the US.

  21. Time

    What to Know About Alarming Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback.

  22. WMUR

    Kansas City TB outbreak: Largest in US history (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The largest TB outbreak in US history is affecting Kansas City with 67 active and 79 latent cases confirmed

  23. Governing

    Kansas Sees Largest U.S. Outbreak of Tuberculosis Since the 1950s (opens Governing)

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    Governing's feed description

    Health officials are calling the outbreak of the highly contagious disease “unprecedented,” but the numbers remain small, with 67 active infections centered in the Kansas City suburbs.

  24. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Kansas grapples with major tuberculosis outbreak | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    Kansas is grappling with what state health officials say is one of the largest tuberculosis outbreaks there since the 1950s, one that has infected dozens of people.

  25. Newsweek

    Kansas is experiencing a outbreak of tuberculosis. Here's what to know (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    Kansas has experienced a significant outbreak of tuberculosis with 67 active infections and even more latent cases of the disease.

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Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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