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 Representatives ...

Kansas City has been at the center of an ongoing tuberculosis outbreak, bringing the disease back into the spotlight. Around 67 active cases have been confirmed since the start of 2025, and nearly ...

In the last week, the Kansas health department has recorded four additional measles cases. That brings the state's total to ...

Kansas recently confirmed one of the largest Tuberculosis outbreaks in U.S. history. This has prompted renewed focus on prevention efforts and public health preparedness. While the United States ...

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly blamed the reduction in force on the loss of $33 million in federal ... “These cuts come when Kansas is in the midst of fighting two outbreaks - tuberculosis and ...

Of the 76 cases associated with the southwest Kansas outbreak, 13 are adults. Among child patients, 30 are ages infant to 4 years old — which is when the second MMR vaccine dose is recommended ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A new Kansas law is making it so that health departments across the state can no longer prohibit public gatherings in the event of an infectious disease outbreak.

Between the 2024 outbreak and May 9, the two counties accounted for 68 active tuberculosis cases, 62 which were in Wyandotte, according to the state health department. The number of latent cases ...

Where are measles cases in Kansas? The southwest Kansas outbreak has cases spread across nine counties. Gray County — located between Dodge City and Garden City — has had the most cases at 25.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas has eight new cases of measles amid an ongoing outbreak, according to the health department. Kansas has a total of 64 cases across 11 counties in the southwestern part ...

Kansas measles outbreak: Governor and KDHE provide update by: Ryan Newton, Zena Taher. Posted: Apr 22, 2025 / 07:15 AM CDT. Updated: Apr 22, 2025 / 07:25 PM CDT.

The outbreak is concentrated in the southwestern part of Kansas. Measles cases have been reported in eight Kansas Counties: Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Haskell, Kiowa, Morton and Stevens counties.