This fact sheet discusses the meaning of a negative TB skin test and states that persons with HIV/AIDS may be at risk for false negative results.
This series of four fact sheets provides information on DOTS including advocacy planning.
This flash movie is an informational film based on the report "Tuberculosis" published by WHO. The movie puts a human face on the TB epidemic and the deadly interaction between TB and HIV. It depicts the suffering of people affected by this disease through images and interviews. Outlining the efficacy of the DOTS program, the movie makes clear that continued commitment and expanded resources are vital to combat TB.
This product will assist health department TB programs to document ways to decrease the number of TB cases. Specifically, programs can identify (1) providers who served the patient up to the TB diagnosis, and (2) points at which the provider failed to carry out TB testing and treatment recommendations. The product includes guidelines for completing the form, displaying data for analysis, and translating data into action.
This flash movie is an informational film based on the report "Tuberculosis" published by WHO. The movie puts a human face on the TB epidemic and the deadly interaction between TB and HIV. It depicts the suffering of people affected by this disease through images and interviews. Outlining the efficacy of the DOTS program, the movie makes clear that continued commitment and expanded resources are vital to combat TB.
This report is a statement of the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis (ACET) that examines the challenges to TB control in current low-incidence areas and offers recommendations for meeting those challenges. The purpose of this statement is to inform federal, state, and local public health officials, health-policy makers, and the general health-care community about the unique challenges of TB control and about the roles each can play to ensure progress toward elimination in those areas where the disease is becoming increasingly uncommon.
This poster, written in six languages, presents a "Stop TB!" message written in six languages. The languages are Chinese, English, Ilocano, Korean, Taglog, and Vietnamese.
This brochure provides general information on exposure to TB and lists the difference between TB infection and TB disease. It describes what a diagnostic test is, and what its results mean.
This fact sheet summarizes global goals and targets for TB control. The fact sheet also contains a data table with demographic, epidemiological, and operational indicators; threats to TB control; and resources for all the countries in the Americas.
This brochure contains information on Cure-TB, a referral program for tuberculosis patients and their contacts moving between the US and Mexico.
