Role of the Health Department in Tuberculosis Prevention and Control—Legal and Public Health Considerations

Carla Jeffries; Phil LoBue; Terence Chorba; Beverly Metchock; Ijaz Kashef

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Chapter 15 : Role of the Health Department in Tuberculosis Prevention and Control—Legal and Public Health Considerations

Authors: Carla Jeffries¹, Phil LoBue², Terence Chorba³, Beverly Metchock⁴, Ijaz Kashef⁵

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Affiliations: 1: Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333; 2: Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333; 3: Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333; 4: Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333; 5: Division of Global Health Protection, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333

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Publication Year: 2017

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Because tuberculosis is caused by an infectious organism that is spread from person to person through the air, public health measures are essential to control the disease. There are three priority strategies for tuberculosis prevention and control in the United States: (i) identifying and treating persons who have tuberculosis disease; (ii) finding persons exposed to infectious tuberculosis patients, evaluating them for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease, and providing subsequent treatment, if appropriate; and (iii) testing populations at high risk for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and treating those persons who are infected to prevent progression to disease ( 1 ).

Citation: Jeffries C, LoBue P, Chorba T, Metchock B, Kashef I. 2017. Role of the Health Department in Tuberculosis Prevention and Control—Legal and Public Health Considerations, p 261-282. In Schlossberg D (ed), Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections, Seventh Edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC. doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.TNMI7-0034-2016

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Tuberculosis screening medical examination for applicants ≥2 years of age in countries with a WHO-estimated tuberculosis incidence rate of ≥20 cases per 100,000 population.

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Tuberculosis screening medical examination for applicants ≥2 years of age in countries with a WHO-estimated tuberculosis incidence rate of ≥20 cases per 100,000 population.

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TB regional training and medical consultation centers (TB RTMCCs).

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TB regional training and medical consultation centers (TB RTMCCs).

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Tables

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Selected cases involving relevant constitutional provisions

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Selected cases involving relevant constitutional provisions

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National tuberculosis program objective categories a

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National tuberculosis program objective categories a

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Possible components of a multifaceted, patient-centered treatment strategy a

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Possible components of a multifaceted, patient-centered treatment strategy a