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

WYANDOTTE COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) updated details on the investigation into the death of Roger Golubski, 71, of Edwardsville.

HealthDay News — Kansas health officials are tackling the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in US history, with 67 confirmed cases since the start of 2025.

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.

Kansas is facing the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history, according to local health officials.

The Johnson County Department of Health and Environment (JCDHE) says all TB patients in the county have completed treatment and are not infectious

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

Late Monday, public health officials provided additional information on what they described as America's largest tuberculosis outbreak since monitoring began in the 1950s.

In a state Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare meeting, Ashley Goss, a deputy secretary for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, told committee members the outbreak is

Kansas is experiencing a significant tuberculosis outbreak, with 67 active cases and 79 latent infections reported. Healthcare professionals must remain vigilant and proactive in response efforts.

You don’t need to have the vaccine to attend colleges in Kansas, but some do require you to get tested for tuberculosis before enrolling and going to classes on campus, like at the University of Kansas.