You don’t need to have the vaccine to attend colleges in Kansas, but some do require you to get tested for tuberculosis before enrolling and going to classes on campus, like at the University of Kansas.

A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear to be the largest outbreak of the disease in U.S. history as a state health official claimed last week.

A large, ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has sickened at least 67 and caused two deaths. What to know about TB symptoms, transmission, and treatment.

The outbreak poses “very low risk to the general public, including the surrounding counties,” the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said.

Wyandotte County leaders say there is no reason to panic over reports that Kansas City, Kansas, has one of the largest documented TB outbreaks since the 1950s. In a statement released Tuesday, Mayor Tyrone Garner said the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is monitoring the outbreak and making sure those impacted are treated.

Kansas is facing the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history, according to local health officials.

A tuberculosis outbreak that started in Wyandotte County has grown to be the largest in the U.S. since the CDC started tracking the illness in the 1950s, health officials said.

Kansas is experiencing record-high tuberculosis cases in two counties. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and a TB expert weigh in on the public risk.

Health officials in Kansas have reported a tuberculosis outbreak in the northeastern part of the state, with 67 active cases since 2024, marking one of the largest outbreaks in recorded history of the United States. Texas so far isn't seeing any such outbreak.

Health officials are downplaying the TB danger, although the outbreak has continued for a full year with no end in sight.

The Saline County Health Department says there is no tuberculosis outbreak in the county despite the outbreak being experienced in Johnson and Wyandotte counties.