On Monday, scores of scientists at the agency sent their Trump-appointed leader a letter titled the Bethesda Declaration, ...

The county fell under national observation last year and into 2025 after Wyandotte and Johnson Counties became the epicenter of a major tuberculosis outbreak. Elisha Caldwell, the former health ...

The director of the Wyandotte County Public Health Department is no longer with the agency, a spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. It comes after turmoil during the handling of the major tuberculosis ...

Bernstein, MD, stressed the need for effective communication and proactive screening to curb the recent tuberculosis ... with 60 in Wyandotte County and 7 in Johnson County.

Health officials in Kansas have reported a tuberculosis outbreak in the ... Kansas has reported 60 active cases in Wyandotte County and seven active cases in Johnson County, according to ...

60 in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County. An additional 79 people in the two counties are sick with latent cases, (also known as “inactive tuberculosis,” which means non-contagious ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In response to a tuberculosis outbreak, the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment (JCDHE), the Wyandotte County Public Health Department, and the Kansas ...

The outbreak includes 60 active cases in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County ... TB is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, according to the CDC.

Tuberculosis isn’t just any respiratory ... The outbreak’s concentration in Wyandotte County raises concerns about healthcare access and community vulnerability. Public health workers are ...

The outbreak includes 60 active cases in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County ... Kansas health officials are tackling the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in US history, with 67 ...