Under a new law, local health officials will have to prove “probable cause” to make someone quarantine. Orders about public gatherings and masking will just be recommendations now.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kansas Legislature stripped ... to prevent the spread of tuberculosis. KDHE currently reports 77 TB cases in Wyandotte County. “We value the vital role our ...

A new Kansas law is making it so that health departments across the state can no longer prohibit public gatherings in the ...

KANSAS CITY – Tuberculosis continues ... those active cases were in Wyandotte County. Johnson County had the second most. At least two people died last year’s outbreak, which was one of ...

Before a significant exposure at McGary Middle School in 2023, Vanderburgh County ... TB at a Joliet, Illinois, high school this week was the second in the Chicago area in April. An outbreak in ...

The cancellations represent a blow to vaccination and public health efforts in the Kansas City area – and come as Kansas grapples with a measles outbreak ... in Wyandotte County – a steep ...

According to a statement from Will County Officials ... of the U.S. Outbreaks in several states have contributed to recent TB trends, including a recent one in the Kansas City, Kansas area.

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