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

Officials in suburban Joliet have confirmed a student was diagnosed with tuberculosis in recent days. According to a ...

Tuberculosis is a "near-perfect predator ... and will not be diagnosed and treated unless identified as part of an outbreak, as was the case for more than half of the patients in Kansas ...

Tuberculosis, also known as TB ... "This is why we often see large-scale outbreaks in crowded or closed settings," says Roess. But she stresses again that just because a person gets the disease ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis (TB), a lung disease often marked by a persistent cough, began in January 2024 in Kansas City, ...

The number of cases in Pond Inlet, where the TB outbreak has been ongoing since March 17, 2023, comprise 13 people with ...

Homeless shelters: Studies show TB outbreaks occur frequently in shelters, with transmission facilitated by overcrowding, transient populations, and limited healthcare access. Long-term care ...

Sixteen people in Yakima County have confirmed or suspected cases of tuberculosis, according to Yakima Health District ...

Health officials issued a warning this week after someone at a suburban Chicago high school was diagnosed with active ...

Kansas has an outbreak of two diseases — measles and tuberculosis — as lawmakers loosen vaccine requirements for children. In a 103-15 vote on March 20, the Kansas House of Representatives ...