What To Know About Kansas City Tuberculosis Outbreak Officials Called 'Unprecedented' In the last 12 months, 67 active cases of TB had been reported in the Kansas City, Kansas, area. TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Kansas health officials are fighting the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in U.S. history, with 67 confirmed cases since new year began. TB is back—and spreading fast. A major outbreak is making headlines, but most people don't realize they're at risk. Learn how it spreads, the warning signs, But the United States is actually experiencing the largest tuberculosis outbreak in its history. The outbreak, which is concentrated in Kansas, seems to have been going on since 2021, but a lot of Kansas is facing the largest outbreak of tuberculosis since the U.S. started officially tracking the disease in the 1950s. Host Robin Young talks with Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga, health equity Dr. Syra Madad, an epidemiologist and chief biopreparedness officer at NYC Heath and Hospitals, explains symptoms and how the bacterial infection spreads. TB Notes is a quarterly newsletter from the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, featuring director's notes, updates from branches, activity overviews, and recent publications to keep you informed on CDC's tuberculosis prevention efforts and advancements. Long Beach, California, declared a public health emergency for a tuberculosis outbreak after at least 14 cases were detected at a hotel. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz talks to Dr. Vin Gupta about the Tuberculosis is once again the infectious disease responsible for the most deaths worldwide, according to a Tuesday announcement from the World Health Organization. Here's what you need to know. Of that number, 1.25 million people died of TB, the new report found, meaning that it is once again the leading cause of deaths from infectious disease after COVID-19 displaced it briefly during