Getty 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 ...

Under a new law, local health officials will have to prove “probable cause” to make someone quarantine. Orders about public ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis within Kansas City in the United States has been ongoing since Jan. 2024 and has highlighted new trends of TB in the United States. According to March 2025 U.S. Centers for ...

The representative said the timing is “terrible” with a measles outbreak in southwest Kansas and a tuberculosis outbreak in Wyandotte County. “This seems like a very bad time to be doing this.

There were nine active cases in Vanderburgh County as of Thursday, fewer than five of which involve children, according to ...

The state has identified 37 measles cases, mostly among children. That prompted Kelly to appear in Garden City and urge ...

January 29, 2025 Major tuberculosis outbreak hits Kansas City area An outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City area has grown into one of the largest ever recorded in the United States ...

When people hear about tuberculosis, they tend to assume ... 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," Karen ...

Now, as Kansas grapples with a major tuberculosis outbreak and rising measles cases, a new law is further restricting health authorities’ ability to impose orders that can slow the spread of ...

Kansas is dealing with a double outbreak of tuberculosis and measles Religious exception for vaccination will be allowed in child care facilities Measles cases in Kansas doubled this week, mostly ...