Tuberculosis outbreak reported in Kansas

A tuberculosis outbreak that began a year ago in two counties in the Kansas City, Kan., area has caused 67 active cases and 79 latent cases of the disease. Two deaths have been reported. But public health officials say the risk to the public remains low. NBC News' Anne Thompson reports.

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