USA Today: Kansas City Chiefs Game Drew Lots of Travelers. Should You Be Worried About Tuberculosis?

Health officials have said the risk to the public is low from the current tuberculosis, or TB, outbreak among dozens of people in eastern Kansas. 

USA Today invited Ginny Boos, PhD, director of infection prevention at Saint Luke’s, to discuss what the TB outbreak means for Chiefs fans and remind people to be cautious of respiratory viruses that typically peak this time of year.

Read their conversation at Kansas City Chiefs game drew lots of travelers. Should you be worried about tuberculosis?

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