Tuberculosis outbreak infects dozens

Health officials have confirmed almost 50 cases of tuberculosis in Wyandotte County, more than in all of Kansas last year. But the public risk remains low.
Outside the Unified Government Public Health Department of Wyandotte County in downtown Kansas City, Kansas. Photo by Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga/Kansas News Service
by BEK SHACKELFORD NWANGANGA, KCUR
Published: August 23, 2024
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Health officials have confirmed almost 50 cases of tuberculosis in Wyandotte County, more than in all of Kansas last year. But the public risk remains low.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Thursday confirmed a tuberculosis outbreak in Wyandotte County, with more cases than the entire state recorded last year.

In response to questions from the Kansas News Service about the outbreak, a spokesperson for KDHE confirmed there have been 49 recorded cases of tuberculosis in Wyandotte County since the start of the year. She said the federal government had recorded 46 cases in all of Kansas last year.

There are an additional seven confirmed cases this year in neighboring Johnson County.

BEK SHACKELFORD NWANGANGA, KCUR

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