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Kansas tuberculosis rate up 148% last year, as U.S. cases reach more than a decade high
KANSAS CITY - Tuberculosis continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen ...
Tuberculosis case confirmed at suburban high school. What we know so far
Health officials issued a warning this week after someone at a suburban Chicago high school was diagnosed with active ...
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Tuberculosis was once a disease in decline, but a resurgence in cases has health officials puzzled
Tuberculosis is the leading infectious cause of death around the world, outpaced only by COVID-19 during the first three ...
How an Ancient Disease Is Outsmarting Modern Medicine
An outbreak of tuberculosis (TB), a lung disease often marked by a persistent cough, began in January 2024 in Kansas City, ...
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Kansas Has a Double Outbreak of Measles and Tuberculosis. Meanwhile, State Lawmakers Are Dropping Vaccine Requirements
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 ...
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Tuberculosis cases in the US rose to their highest levels in more than a dozen years
NEW YORK (AP) — Tuberculosis continued to rise again ... including a recent one in the Kansas City, Kansas area. The Kansas TB rate jumped 148% last year, according to the new CDC data.
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Tuberculosis cases in the US rose to their highest levels in more than a dozen years
Tuberculosis continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years. More than 10,300 cases were reported last year, an 8% increase from 2023 and the ...