Health officials in Columbia and Boone County are closely monitoring the ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas, which state officials have described as one of the largest in recorded U.S. history. However, local officials say there is no immediate cause for concern across mid-Missouri.

The report by Stop TB Canada says “people in Canada are not benefiting from the tremendous advancements in TB treatment over the past two decades, including the development of safer, shorter, and highly effective regimens.

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The United States is experiencing one of its largest outbreaks of tuberculosis since the CDC began reporting in the 1950s.

WHITEHALL, Ohio — Columbus Public Health officials were notified of a tuberculosis case at Whitehall-Yearling High School. The health agency said it is working with the school district to conduct contact tracing. All potential contacts will be notified and offered free testing, health officials said.

There is a vaccine aimed at preventing TB called Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), but it’s not commonly used in the U.S., according to the CDC. However, many people born outside the U.S. have gotten the vaccine.

“While TB cases in Wyandotte and Johnson counties are getting attention, we want to assure our residents that what we’re seeing in Saline County is normal,” said Jason Tiller, Saline County Health Officer. “There is no immediate reason for concern. TB is preventable, treatable, and does not pose a general risk to the public.”

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

Health officials are reporting a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak within the state. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is working with health departments within the Kansas City area to ensure proper treatment to patients and to help prevent cases from continuing to spread.

Submitted Despite an ongoing tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Wyandotte and Johnson counties, health officials say there is no indication of increased TB cases in Saline County.

No, you probably didn’t get tuberculosis at Sunday’s Chiefs game. A yearlong outbreak of the bacterial infection in the Kansas City metropolitan area has raised concerns about spread locally and nationally.