Emails show behind-the-scenes conflict as the Kansas City-area tuberculosis outbreak grew to one of the largest in U.S.

Kansas City-area residents may be alarmed to hear that Wyandotte County is at the epicenter of the largest recorded ...

The outbreak poses “very low risk to the general public, including the surrounding counties,” the Kansas Department of Health ...

Wyandotte County leaders say there is no reason to panic over reports that Kansas City, Kansas, has one of the largest documented TB outbreaks since the 1950s. In a statement released Tuesday, Mayor ...

As of Jan. 24, there have been 67 confirmed cases of active TB including 60 in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Additionally, ...

Elisha Caldwell had been head of the local health department while an outbreak of TB grew in the Kansas City area, becoming ...

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Health officials in Kansas have reported a tuberculosis outbreak in the northeastern part of the state, with 67 active cases ...

Wyandotte County has been the hardest hit ... This article was updated to reflect the fact that the current TB outbreak in Kansas is not the largest in U.S. record, according to the CDC.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - Wyandotte County leaders say there is no reason to panic over reports that Kansas City, Kansas, has one of the largest documented TB outbreaks since the 1950s.

So far, officials have reported 60 active cases in Wyandotte County and 7 active ... and Prevention. Two TB-related conditions exist: inactive TB and active TB. Kansas health officials said ...