TB Prevention

This webpage discusses the critical role of early testing, diagnosis, and treatment in controlling the spread of tuberculosis (TB) and saving lives. It highlights local efforts to improve TB prevention and care, focusing on the impact of timely intervention on reducing TB transmission in specific communities. 

This webpage highlights groundbreaking research on tuberculosis (TB) bacteria, which reveals that TB exhibits a consistent growth rate throughout its life cycle, defying conventional bacterial growth patterns. The study uncovers new insights into TB’s survival strategies, emphasizing the need for research directly on pathogens to improve treatment approaches.

This fact sheet provides an overview what the TB Elimination Alliance is, what it does, and the mini-grant program's efforts.

TB is preventable and treatable, and the world has set the objective of ending the disease by 2030. TB preventive treatment is one of the best ways to keep individuals and families safe from TB, which in turn helps communities become—and remain—TB free. Read more in this report.

Infographic for New York City citizens on how to stop TB.

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.

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.

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

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.

This handbook provides information concerning the role of school nurses in the prevention, testing, and medical treatment of students with TB. The handbook is divided into three sections: TB Fundamentals with a particular focus on school-aged children; Applying TB Fundamentals in the school setting, which covers issues related to medication administration, treatment adherence, and directly observed therapy (DOT) in the school setting; and Appendices that include risk assessment guidelines, medication side effects, and templates for record keeping.