Individuals from the countries on this list have less than 20 TB cases per 100,000 and should only be tested if they are symptomatic or have an individual risk factor for acquiring TB infection or progressing to TB disease.
World TB Day commemorates the date in 1882 when Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes TB. This year, CDC joins the global Stop TB Partnership in adopting the slogan "Stop TB in My Lifetime," calling for a world free of TB. Click here for more information and to order materials.
Watch for details on VDH TB Control's World TB Day program, scheduled for Friday, March 23 from 12:30 - 2:00 pm via videoconference.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released recommendations on a new way for healthcare providers to treat latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), making treatment for LTBI shorter and simpler than ever before. The recommendations, published in the CDC’s December 9 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, provide guidance on how to administer a new 12-dose regimen for TB preventative therapy that will shorten and simplify the course of treatment from about nine months to 12 weeks.
The CDC advises that the 12-dose regimen does not replace the current latent TB infection treatment guidelines, but offers an additional option for treatment of LTBI.
Click here for new VDH guidelines on using the 12-dose regimen. Local health departments are reminded that the new regimen requires DOT.
NEW: Presentations from the 2011 TB/Refugee Nurse Training that took place November 30 - December 2, 2011 are now available.
Click here for the Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center (SNTC)'s Training and Education Calendar.
Call the main TB Control phone at 804-864-7906; click here for the TB Control staff directory.
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