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In the last week, the Kansas health department has recorded four additional measles cases. That brings the state's total to 87, most of which are in southwest Kansas. The disease was declared eliminated 25 years ago.

Kansas City, Missouri, has not recorded a measles case since 2019 but that could soon change, as southwest Kansas is experiencing a measles outbreak this year. Officials say religious exemptions to vaccines are becoming more common, and giving deadly diseases a foothold.

Kansas has reported 37 cases of measles this year, but Wichita hasn't had a case since 2017. Doctors are bracing for when that finally happens.

The state has identified 37 measles cases, mostly among children. That prompted Kelly to appear in Garden City and urge people to take action.

The child, who is not a Missouri resident, was visiting Taney County in the southwest part of the state and was diagnosed “soon after arrival." Kansas has so far reported 37 measles cases as part of an ongoing outbreak.

Two dozen states, but not Missouri, have filed suit to block the federal cuts to immunization and other public health programs.

Al menos 23 personas de Kansas han dado resultado positivo a sarampión. Las autoridades de salud recomiendan un esquema de vacunación completa contra esta enfermedad.

At least 23 Kansans have tested positive for measles. Health officials urge full vaccination against the disease.

Carrie Willis ran a COVID ward at St. Luke’s East Hospital in 2020 and 2021. Five years after Kansas City began restricting gatherings and ordering people to stay at home, Willis says health care — and her life — will never be the same.

Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne diseases. Two fired CDC workers had been deployed to Kansas City to help work on a tuberculosis outbreak.

Wyandotte County is experiencing one of the largest outbreaks of tuberculosis in recent U.S. history. But emails obtained by the Kanas News Service show tension between the state and county health department officials that may have made the response more difficult.

Emails show health department officials argued over basic things like office space during a major tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City area. Some staff think the tension set back the tuberculosis response — or at least made it more difficult.