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Tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas becomes largest in US

USA TODAY on MSN · 1h

Kansas City Chiefs game drew lots of travelers. Should you be worried about tuberculosis?

Health officials have said the risk to the public is low from the current tuberculosis, or TB, outbreak among dozens of people in eastern Kansas. However, most people should worry about respiratory viruses that tend to peak at this time of year,

Reuters on MSN · 19h

Major tuberculosis outbreak hits Kansas City area

An outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City area has grown into one of the largest ever recorded in the United States, with dozens of active cases of the infectious disease reported, according to health officials.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It’s not the biggest in US history though, CDC says

A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear to be the largest outbreak of the disease in U.S. history as a state health official claimed last week.

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Kansas is in the middle of an ‘unprecedented’ tuberculosis outbreak. Here’s what to know

Common symptoms of active TB include coughing, chest pains, fever, fatigue and coughing up blood or phlegm. The airborne ...

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Is There a Vaccine for TB in the U.S.? Infectious Disease Doctors Explain Tuberculosis Prevention

There is a vaccine aimed at preventing TB called Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), but it’s not commonly used in the U.S., ...

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