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As of Jan. 24, at least 67 people are being treated for active TB related to the Kansas outbreak, Jill Bronaugh, communications director of the KDHE, said in an update on Jan 29.
Nunavut's health department has officially declared an end to tuberculosis outbreaks in Pangnirtung and Pond Inlet.
A large, ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has sickened at least 67 and caused two deaths. What to know about TB symptoms, transmission, and treatment.
The tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City area is not, in fact, the largest in U.S. history. But it does offer an important public health lesson.
Correction & clarification: This story has been updated to correct when the outbreak began. It’s January 2024. Health officials in Kansas have reported a tuberculosis outbreak in the ...
Kansas is currently experiencing a large tuberculosis outbreak, but federal health officials are countering the claim it’s a U.S. record.
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Tuberculosis outbreaks in Pond Inlet and Pangnirtung have been resolved, according to Nunavut's Department of Health on July ...
The labelling of cattle as high-risk for TB at marts will be limited to cows, should the controversial measure be adopted, a ...