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

An outbreak of the infectious lung disease TB in Kansas is one of the largest ever recorded in the US. What is TB, and why ...

Healthline also offers the following tips for preventing TB infections: Wash your hands often and cover your mouth when ...

There is a vaccine aimed at preventing TB called Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), but it’s not commonly used in the U.S., ...

“While TB cases in Wyandotte and Johnson counties are getting attention, we want to assure our residents that what we’re ...

The endTB trial is one of four recent randomized controlled trials testing new, shorter, and less toxic treatment regimens ...

Cases of the 19th century disease are continuing to rise after peaking last year - prompting officials to declare a "serious ...

Scientists have discovered three powerful new drug regimens that offer more effective treatment for tuberculosis—bringing ...

New options make TB treatment faster, safer, and more accessible. A major breakthrough in tuberculosis treatment has emerged: ...

An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in two Kansas counties has sickened dozens since January 2024. Health officials are raising ...

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