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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Madeline Sherratt

‘Unprecedented’ TB outbreak recorded in Kansas with nearly 70 cases reported

An unprecedented wave of tuberculosis infections has struck the state of Kansas as nearly 70 cases have been recorded, say officials.

Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced 67 active outbreak cases and 79 latent infections in Kansas City, Kansas, as of Friday since 2024. The majority of cases were declared to have broken out in Wyandotte County and Johnson County, just west and southwest of the metro area.

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