KCK TB Outbreak Officially Ends According to KDHE

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Posted November 18, 2025

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has declared the tuberculosis outbreak over in the Kansas City, Kansas metropolitan area.

The KDHE, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the University of Kansas Medical Center, announced the end of the tuberculosis outbreak in KCK, according to a release.

No new patients have been diagnosed with active TB disease since April, and all affected individuals have completed treatment.

The outbreak was first detected in early 2024 in Wyandotte and Johnson counties. The health department said there were 68 confirmed active TB disease. An additional 91 latent TB infections were identified and treated. More than 650 individuals were evaluated or monitored throughout the investigation.

“Marking the end of the TB outbreak in the Kansas City, Kansas metro area is the result of the collaborative efforts of the KDHE staff, the CDC, KU Medical Center and the impacted local health departments,” KDHE Secretary Janet Stanek said in the release. “The state is fortunate to have qualified medical professionals to be able to handle this and future outbreaks.”

Kansas reports approximately 50 TB cases annually statewide.

For more information on TB prevention and resources, visit the KDHE here.