TB Prevention

Since January of 2016, we have seen an increase of multidrug-resistance tuberculosis (MDR TB) in Minnesota. The severe increase in these rates is due to an MDR TB outbreak within the Hmong community of the east metro. What is very concerning about this outbreak is that it is not regular TB, but MDR TB. This means some of the typical medicines used to treat TB do not work, and we need to use stronger medications over a long period of time to get rid of the disease.

This 3-page resource is a conversation guide for healthcare providers about how to talk to patients about latent TB infection.

Raise awareness about the link between LTBI and TB disease, address misperceptions, decrease stigma, and encourage and facilitate testing and treatment for LTBI and TB. Increase awareness of the recommended shorter treatment regimen for LTBI.
Create a culturally and linguistically appropriate LTBI and TB education, training and community engagement resources and activities that resonate with high priority AA and NH/PI communities. Encourage providers to test and treat LTBI among at-risk populations.

This document gives you a step by step tutorial on how to order free TB materials from CDC.

The revised guidelines includes recommendations for specific administrative controls, environmental controls, and respiratory protection controls.

Estas historias resaltan las experiencias personales de varias personas que fueron diagnosticadas y tratadas por la enfermedad de la tuberculosis, así como el trabajo de los profesionales de control de la tuberculosis.

These stories highlight the personal experiences of several people who were diagnosed and treated for TB disease, as well as the work of TB control professionals.

CureTB conecta a las personas con TB con los servicios de salud a medida que se mueven entre los Estados Unidos y otros países. Visite este sitio web para encontrar servicios y formularios de referencia para socios de salud pública que deseen presentar referencias a CureTB.

This report is essentially a blueprint on how the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention will achieve its goals to eradicate the diseases they focus on. The report discusses goals, which align with the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, to reduce incidence, health disparities, morbidity, and mortality. The 8-page Executive Summary is available at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/docs/NCHHSTP-Strat-Plan-2020-Exec-Summary-508.pdf.