KSNT News checked with Jill Bronaugh, spokeswoman for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (), who said the agency has been monitoring a rise in pertussis, also known commonly as ...

Bronaugh said 246 cases of whooping cough have been confirmed as of Dec. 18. The KDHE previously issued a warning about an increase in cases on Sept. 17, stating that 98 cases of pertussis were ...

According to Bronaugh, in 2024 there were 79 active and 213 latent outbreak and non-outbreak tuberculosis cases. In 2023, the CDC recorded 46 active tuberculosis cases in Kansas.

The outbreak, which began a year ago, killed two people in 2024, Jill Bronaugh, the health department's communications director, said in an update Tuesday. As of Friday, ...

Kansas Department of Health and Environment spokesperson Jill Bronaugh said the deaths, connected with the outbreaks in Wyandotte and Johnson Counties, occurred in 2024.

According to Bronaugh, in 2024 there were 79 active and 213 latent outbreak and non-outbreak tuberculosis cases. In 2023, the CDC recorded 46 active tuberculosis cases in Kansas.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) says Kansas is facing the largest documented tuberculosis outbreak in American history.

According to Bronaugh, in 2024 there were 79 active and 213 latent outbreak and non-outbreak tuberculosis cases. In 2023, the CDC recorded 46 active tuberculosis cases in Kansas.

According to Bronaugh, in 2024 there were 79 active and 213 latent outbreak and non-outbreak tuberculosis cases. In 2023, the CDC recorded 46 active tuberculosis cases in Kansas.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) says Kansas is facing the largest documented tuberculosis outbreak in American history.