World TB Day 2019: It's Time
The Stop TB Partnership has developed a set of campaign materials for World TB Day 2019.
The Stop TB Partnership has developed a set of campaign materials for World TB Day 2019.
Someone with untreated latent TB infection and diabetes is more likely to develop TB disease than someone without diabetes. Without proper treatment, diabetes and TB can increase health complications. This webpage features information on the relationship between TB and diabetes, TB treatment for individuals with diabetes, and related links for patients and health care providers.
This report presents summary data for U.S. TB cases reported to the Division of TB Elimination, CDC, during 2018.
General information on traveling internationally for those at risk or have TB in Spanish.
This eTool focuses on some of the hazards and controls found in the hospital setting, and describes standard requirements as well as recommended safe work practices for employee safety and health.
This poem was written for World TB Day 2007 to convey messages of commitment and hope in the efforts to eliminate TB. It captures the essence of the TB program's mission and dedication to the communities it serves.
This toolbox provides tools and guides for developing and implementing TB trainings for clinicians and other health workers. It describes how to develop timelines for trainings; conduct needs assessments to determine training needs; create agendas, syllabi, slides, and other course materials; handle training logistics and faculty recruitment; and issue CE or CME units to course participants. It includes sample correspondence, agendas, and timelines; slide templates; and course outlines.
This 5-part video (50 min) presentation is designed for clinicians who diagnose and treat tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection in children. The course provides a thorough clinical overview of pediatric TB and includes supplemental resource materials.
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) outbreaks have been reported in South Africa, and strains have been identified on 6 continents. Dr. Peter Cegielski, team leader for drug-resistant TB with the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination at CDC, comments on a multinational team's report on this emerging global public health threat.