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Wyandotte County health officials report TB, pertussis trends and outline substance-use programs
Summary
The Unified Government Public Health Department updated commissioners on infectious diseases and outlined a four-part substance misuse program; staff also reviewed a $170,000 opioid-awareness campaign and said Narcan distribution and peer-support services are expanding while evaluation work continues.
Terry Garrison, interim director of the Unified Government Public Health Department, told commissioners Dec. 18 that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment declared a local tuberculosis outbreak over on Nov. 14, 2025, but cautioned TB remains present in the county. "As of Dec. 10, in Kansas there were 49 active cases and 337 latent cases," Garrison said, adding, "In Wyandotte County, we had 12 active tuberculosis cases and 159 latent tuberculosis cases."
The department also reported a spike in pertussis cases in 2025 and flagged a November measles exposure tied to Kansas City International Airport. Garrison urged vaccination and routine preventive…
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