TB

This report summarizes provisional TB surveillance data reported to CDC in 2013. Case counts and incidence rates continue to decline, but certain groups are disproportionately affected. TB incidence rate among foreign-born persons in 2013 was approximately 13 times greater than the rate among US born persons and the proportion of TB cases among foreign born persons increased to 64.6 percent in 2013. Also racial/ethnic disparities in TB incidence persist with TB rates among non-Hispanic Asians approximately 26 times higher than among non-Hispanic whites.

This report summarizes worldwide implementation of new TB screening requirements for foreign-born persons applying for either an immigrant visa or refugee status to enter the United States. In 2007 CDC issued Technical Instructions for Tuberculosis Screening and Treatment Using Cultures and Directly Observed Therapy (CDOT TB TI).

This poster in black, grey, and white, promotes World TB Day March 24, 2014. World TB Day provides an opportunity to raise awareness about TB and to support the worldwide fight against TB.

This poster in black, grey, and white, promotes World TB Day March 24, 2014. World TB Day provides an opportunity to raise awareness about TB and to support the worldwide fight against TB.

This poster in two shades of blue promotes World TB Day March 24, 2014. World TB Day provides an opportunity to raise awareness about TB and to support the worldwide fight against TB.

This poster in blue and white, promotes World TB Day March 24, 2014. World TB Day provides an opportunity to raise awareness about TB and to support the worldwide fight against TB.

This booklet provides information on the diagnosis and treatment of TB infection and TB disease. Key audiences for this resource are people with or at risk for TB; people who may have been exposed to someone with TB; people who provide services for those at high risk for TB, such as correctional officers, homeless shelter workers, and emergency responders; and people who want to learn more about tuberculosis.

This webpage provides a brief overview on what health department staff need to know abut the TB Technical Instructions. Technical Instructions are the requirements that civil surgeons and panel physicians must follow when evaluating persons as part of their application process.