An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City, Kansas, area is posing a low risk to the general public, state officials said this week.

Have the latest Reality Checks delivered to your inbox with our free newsletter ... In a statement responding to the national health agency’s assertion, KDHE maintained the spate of Kansas TB ...

The KDHE has assured the public that ... given that they have tested negative in follow-up checks. The outbreak initially surfaced during the summer months of 2024 and has since developed into a ...

The day is aimed at raising awareness of heart disease. KDHE wants to help you keep your heart healthy. Brittani VanWinkle and Shane Birzer visited Eye on NE Kansas to share information about the ...

Now, KDHE says the Kansas outbreak is the largest "over the span of one year." Over the past year of the outbreak, which had its first reported case in January 2024, there have been a total of 67 ...

Now, KDHE says the Kansas outbreak is the largest "over the span of one year." Kansas public health officials now say an ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City, Kansas, area is the ...

The outbreak is real, but Jill Bronaugh, the communications director at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), told Snopes via email that it posed a "very low risk" to the general ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After two days, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) ended a boil advisory issued for a localized area of Kansas City, Kansas. Here’s everything you need ...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) said it should be noted that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) first began monitoring and reporting TB cases in 1950.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - In celebration of World Cancer Day, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has launched its new Cancer Data Dashboard, which is now available on the KDHE website.

KDHE officials say a waterline break resulted in a loss of pressure in the system, which can lead to the risk of bacterial contamination. Hays Water Resource Director Jeff Crispin said the dive in ...

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