Kansas is dealing with the largest TB outbreak in modern U.S. history. Here's what to know about tuberculosis testing and cases in Tennessee in 2025.

Michael A. Bernstein, MD, Stamford Health, addresses common misconceptions about tuberculosis amid the outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas.

"If you do not complete the required TB skin test by January 31, 2025, you will be excluded from attending the Tiyan High School," Arriola wrote. "This exclusion is necessary to ensure that all ...

The CDC was scheduled to publish several MMWR reports this week, including three about the H5N1 avian influenza virus outbreak, according to one federal health official who spoke on the condition ...

Early detection and treatment plans have helped limit further disease transmission in the US. However, we've seen numbers ...

A trip may also be advisable for those experiencing severe and persistent HMPV-like symptoms. They will be able to diagnose you and provide a test if necessary.

"most people in the U.S. are not at risk of developing TB,” says Philip LoBue, director of the CDC’s Division of Tuberculosis Elimination. Compared with high TB incidence countries like ...

It's incredibly infectious and incredibly dangerous: TB is "one of the world's leading infectious disease killers," according to the CDC. TB infections most frequently occur in the lungs ...

Health officials in Kansas say the risk to people living in surrounding counties and to the general public is "very low," and that the department is following guidance from the CDC. TB is a ...

According to the KDHE statement provided to Snopes, this group is the largest cluster identified since the CDC started tracking TB cases in the 1950s. (There was not enough public data for Snopes ...

Correction & clarification: This story has been updated to correct when the outbreak began. It’s January 2024. Health officials in Kansas have reported a tuberculosis outbreak in the ...