Kansas has experienced a significant outbreak of tuberculosis with 67 active infections and even more latent cases of the disease.

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 yearlong tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City metropolitan area has sparked concern as cases of the highly contagious disease exceed the national level in a majority of states. To be clear, public health officials say the threat to the general public of sometimes fatal tuberculosis remains low,

A tuberculosis outbreak started over a year ago in the Kansas City area, but it's now drawing national attention.

After the CDC said the Kansas tuberculosis outbreak isn't the largest in documented history, KDHE clarified they meant the largest in a single year.

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.

Experts with the Kansas Department of Public Health are currently dealing with an outbreak of Tuberculosis cases.