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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Melody Schreiber

Kansas reckons with large tuberculosis outbreak as health officials hamstrung

A chest X-ray with areas of interest marked
Since January 2024, there have been 67 active cases of tuberculosis identified in two counties in Kansas. Photograph: Andrew Aitchison/Corbis/Getty Images

Kansas is experiencing one of the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks ever recorded in the US, as public health powers at the state and federal level have been greatly curtailed.

Outbreaks like these may become more common and dangerous as officials’ efforts are hamstrung and their communications are limited, experts say.

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