The outbreak of tuberculosis that killed twice in Kansas

According to data from the Ministry of Health and the Environment of Kansas, the number of tuberculosis cases related to the outbreak of the Kansas City continued to expand.

Jill Bronauty, director of the Communication of the Ministry of Health, said in a update in Tuesday that the outbreak began a year ago and killed the two in 2024. As of Friday, at least 67 patients in Kansas were treated with active tuberculosis.

Except for seven cases, all cases are in Wynndot County where Kansas is located, while other cases are in the neighboring Johnson County. In these two counties, the health department also confirmed that 79 non -activated tuberculosis infections, which means that the host is not contagious and asymptomatic. If it is not treated, about 5 % to 10 % of non -active cases develop into active diseases.

Last year, the health department reported more than 70 active and more than 200 non -active tuberculosis cases. Although Brono said, “the case count is still temporary, because they will be reviewed by the Center for Prevention and Control at the end of March 2025. Formally confirmed “”

The health department described the outbreak of Tasas in its update as the “the biggest outbreak of American history outbreaks” since the Disease Control and Prevention Center in the 1950s.

However, the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) refuted this representative, pointing out the outbreak of the TB of Georgia's homeless return from 2015 to 2017, of which 170 active tuberculosis and more than 400 non -activity cases were detected. Essence The agency also cited a national epidemic in 2021, which was related to bone transplant products. The bone transplantation affected 113 patients after surgery.

Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that mainly affects the lungs. The Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) said that those who are sick will suffer from chest pain and feel weak, and cough blood or mucus from the respiratory tract.

For antibiotics involving antibiotics (active or non -active) for tuberculosis, it may take four to nine months. If it is not treated, this disease may be fatal. According to the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), tuberculosis has led to 25 % of all deaths in Europe from the 19600s to 1800.

TB vaccines developed in 1921 are usually not used in the United States, but babies and children are given in countries with more common diseases.

Brono said in the update of the health department that the outbreak of Kansas is still in progress, which means that there may be more cases. “

According to the data of the Center for Disease Prevention (CDC), in the United States, the annual tuberculosis cases increased the latest data from 2020 to 2023. The upward trend has ended for nearly thirty years.