A tuberculosis outbreak started over a year ago in the Kansas City area, but it's now drawing national attention.

In late January 2025, news outlets reported on an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) in the Kansas City, Kansas, area. According to several of these reports, and posts sharing the news on social media, the outbreak was "unprecedented,

A large, ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has sickened at least 67 and caused two deaths. What to know about TB symptoms, transmission, and treatment.

Kansas City-area residents may be alarmed to hear that Wyandotte County is at the epicenter of the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history, according to state health officials. Fortunately, they say the health risk remains very low.

More than 60 people were being treated in the Kansas City area as of Friday, according to the state health department.

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

A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local ... But a spokesperson for the CDC on Tuesday refuted that claim, noting at least two larger TB outbreaks ...

As a year-long tuberculosis outbreak baffles health experts in Kansas City, Kansas, those on the other side of the border remain untouched.

CDC surveillance information is limited in that it only reflects TB cases as of the end of 2023, when 9,633 cases were reported in the U.S.

Georgia public health officials said health-care providers are required to report cases of tuberculosis, which is the focus of an outbreak.

An outbreak of tuberculosis has been lingering in Kansas City since March 2024. What used to be fewer than 50 cases is now almost 70.