The endTB trial is one of four recent randomized controlled trials testing new, shorter, and less toxic treatment regimens for drug-resistant TB. The trials are using two fairly new drugs— bedaquiline and delamanid. The medicines were first brought to the market in 2012 and 2013 and were the first new medications for TB in almost 50 years.

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There is a vaccine aimed at preventing TB called Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), but it’s not commonly used in the U.S., according to the CDC. However, many people born outside the U.S. have gotten the vaccine.

Tuberculosis spreads through germs released when a person with TB in their lungs coughs, speaks or sings. These bacteria can stay in the air for prolonged periods of time and are more likely to spread to other people indoors and in poorly-ventilated spaces.

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“While TB cases in Wyandotte and Johnson counties are getting attention, we want to assure our residents that what we’re seeing in Saline County is normal,” said Jason Tiller, Saline County Health Officer. “There is no immediate reason for concern. TB is preventable, treatable, and does not pose a general risk to the public.”

State health officials said that dozens of people in the Kansas City, Kan., area have the disease, which has drawn a federal response.

An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City, Kansas, area is posing a low risk to the general public, state officials said this week.

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Submitted Despite an ongoing tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Wyandotte and Johnson counties, health officials say there is no indication of increased TB cases in Saline County. Acco

Kansas is currently grappling with its largest tuberculosis outbreak since the 1950s, with 67 confirmed cases predominantly in Wyandotte County. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has reported two fatalities in 2024 linked to the outbreak,