Tuberculosis Control Program

The goal of the Tuberculosis (TB) Control Program is the elimination of TB from Alaska. This program prevents transmission of the TB organism to people in the community by coordinating activities to:

• identify persons with TB infection and offer preventive therapy, when appropriate
• identify all persons with TB disease and provide appropriate and complete treatment on anti-tuberculosis therapy
• identify persons exposed to infectious TB disease and provide follow-up and treatment as needed

Alaska

• Tuberculosis in Alaska 2006 Annual Report
• Tuberculosis Control Manual
• Tuberculosis – Municipality of Anchorage, 2006
• Treatment of Tuberculosis Update
• Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) Part I: Diagnosis and Evaluation
• Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) Part II: Revised Recommendations for Treatment and Follow-up
• Other Tuberculosis Bulletins...

Federal Resources

• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• TB Fact Sheet
• Multi-drug resistant TB (MDR TB) Fact Sheet
• Extensively drug resistant TB (XDR TB) Fact Sheet
• CDC Health Advisory - Investigation of U.S. Traveler with Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB)
• Preventing XDR TB

International Resources

• World Health Organization (WHO)
• WHO Air Travel Guidelines, 2006
• Global Alliance for TB Drug Development

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