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Kansas tuberculosis rate up 148% last year, as U.S. cases reach more than a decade high
More than 10,300 cases were reported last year, an 8% increase from 2023 and the highest since 2011, according to preliminary ...
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Tuberculosis was once a disease in decline, but a resurgence in cases has health officials puzzled
Tuberculosis is the leading infectious cause of death around the world, outpaced only by COVID-19 during the first three ...
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Tuberculosis continues to spread in Johnson and Wyandotte counties
According to the latest data from the Kansas Department of Health, so far this year there have been a total of 9 active tuberculosis cases and 48 latent cases in the state.
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U.S. Tuberculosis Cases Rose to Their Highest Levels in More Than a Dozen Years
Tuberculosis (TB) continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years. More ...
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On COVID’s Fifth Anniversary, the U.S. Remains Vulnerable to Infectious Disease
But in Kansas, they’ve been battling tuberculosis. Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga: The first cases associated with it were recorded in January 2024. The majority of the cases were in Wyandotte County ...
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Tuberculosis cases in the US rose to their highest levels in more than a dozen years
The Kansas TB rate jumped 148% last year, according to the new CDC data. Alaska and Hawaii continue to have the highest case rates. Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria that usually attack the lungs ...
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Tuberculosis cases in the US rose to their highest levels in more than a dozen years
The Kansas TB rate jumped 148% last year ... the Breaking News newsletter Get the latest breaking news as it happens. Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria that usually attack the lungs, and is ...