A measles outbreak in Kansas more than doubled in less than a week to 23 cases and has “a possible link” to outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico that have ...

The ongoing spread of the illness in Kansas comes as state lawmakers in Topeka are considering a bill that includes loosening ...

Health officials in Kansas say a measles outbreak in the state that has expanded to 23 cases may be liked to a larger ...

Kansas has an outbreak of two diseases — measles and tuberculosis — as lawmakers loosen vaccine requirements for children.

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.

A highly contagious and potentially deadly disease is seeing sharp upticks—and that's in addition to the measles outbreak we're dealing with already. Tuberculosis—also known as consumption and ...

EVANSVILLE — Trying to keep a resurgence of tuberculosis cases from exploding into an outbreak, the Vanderburgh County Health Department plans to open a new clinic. The numbers — 12 active ...

Statement: A measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas, was caused by “a public health initiative” to “distribute free measles vaccines.” More than 140 people in Texas have contracted ...

Earlier this year, Nahid helped develop new American TB guidelines to make shorter treatment available to more people. These guidelines are now being used to fight the current Kansas TB outbreak.

(THE CONVERSATION) An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and ...