{"id":74,"date":"2019-10-08T10:17:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T14:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/tuberculosis\/?page_id=74"},"modified":"2023-05-18T17:23:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T21:23:36","slug":"updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/tuberculosis\/updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-74\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-74-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-74-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-74-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5221\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2018\/11\/Edited-News-1-748x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"465\" \/><\/p>\n<p>June 2019:<\/p>\n<p>The TB Program would really like to capture all the hard work of your TB programs and staff.\u00a0 Thus, we would encourage you to report presumptive cases of TB (and of course confirmed as well) through the online\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redcap.vdh.virginia.gov\/redcap\/surveys\/?s=YMKEE8K9KK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/redcap.vdh.virginia.gov\/redcap\/surveys\/?s%3DYMKEE8K9KK&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1559746529089000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGZEspbxP3A1cMI2rSKtMZT6UHc1g\">Reporting Portal<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2019\/05\/Tuberculosis-Disease-and-Tuberculosis-Infection-Reporting-Guidance-in-Virginia.May2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"pdf-download-warning\" 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The National TB Controllers Association and several partners are working on a companion document to the new recommendations that will help provide clarity and examples for the recommendations.\u00a0 We anticipate this companion document to be released in the next several months, please stay tuned.<\/p>\n<p>The TB Program will be hosting a regional contact investigation training in Roanoke, July 16-18.\u00a0 Districts will be receiving additional information about registration shortly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-74-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-74-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-74-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"moonside panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-74-1-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span id=\"pdf-download-warning\">Opens pdf to download<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-74-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel 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