Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne ...

As Kansas deals with one of the largest tuberculous ... The vaccine can also cause a false positive if you get tested for TB, the CDC advised. “Right now, with the currently available vaccine ...

But the relative size of the outbreak is irrelevant. Kansas numbers continue to grow, and Dr. William Schaffner, infectious ...

An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City metropolitan area straddling Kansas and Missouri has made headlines across the country, a rare feat for an infectious disease too often ignored ...

In this case, there is virtual silence from the CDC and local ... comprise a large part of the Kansas City metropolitan area, have the greatest number of reported tuberculosis cases, and both ...

A year-long outbreak in Kansas has killed two people since it started last January. Here's what to know in Florida.

Just a couple of years ago, there was a smaller TB outbreak in Kansas. After the outbreak was contained, the CDC reported that the majority of those who came down with TB were immigrants and their U.S ...

While TB cases have been rising nationally in recent years, public health officials continue to emphasize there is no threat ...

Kansas is dealing with the largest TB outbreak in modern U.S. history. Here's what to know about tuberculosis testing and cases in Tennessee in 2025.