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		Publications of Interest The CDC Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) has revised the “Tuberculosis Facts” fact sheet series (http://www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/TBfactsheets.htm). These facts sheets provide basic TB information in an easy-to-read format and are also available in PDF format for printing. TB Can Be Treated - http://www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/tbfactsheets/cure_eng.htm Exposure to TB - http://www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/tbfactsheets/exposure_eng.htm TB and HIV/AIDS - http://www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/tbfactsheets/tbandhiv_eng.htm You Can Prevent TB -http://www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/tbfactsheets/prevention_eng.htm Testing for TB - http://www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/tbfactsheets/skintest_eng.htm ----------- The NJ Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute has released the newly revised continuing education monograph, "Diagnosis of LTBI in the 21st Century, 2nd Edition." ----------- The National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) has issued a new report on health disparities, http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/healthdisparities/. ----------- Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Guidelines for Homeless Service Agencies in Seattle-King County, Washington http://www.metrokc.gov/health/tb/tbguidelines.pdf ----------- Reported HIV Status of Tuberculosis Patients —United States, 1993–2005 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5642a2.htm?s_cid=mm5642a2_e ----------- BMC Public Health--Field Assessment of a Model Tuberculosis Outbreak Response Plan for Low-Incidence Areas http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-7-307.pdf ----------- The Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) has added the newest surveillance report: Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2006 to their website, available at: http://www.cdc.gov/tb/surv/surv2006/default.htm A fact sheet (http://www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/tbfactsheets/TBTrends.htm) and slide set (http://www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/slidesets/surv/default.htm) summarizing data from the report are also available. ----------- Tuberculosis Information for Employers in Non-Healthcare Settings http://www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/tbfactsheets/nonhealthcare_employers.htm ----------- Tuberculosis Infection Control: A Practical Manual for Preventing TB available at www.nationaltbcenter.edu/TB_IC ----------- CDC Investigation of Traveler with Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB): Questions and Answers for Passengers and Flight Crew on Affected Flights http://www.cdc.gov/tb/XDRTB/travellerfactsheet.htm ----------- Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB) and CDC’s Role in Preventing Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB) have been posted on the CDC Division of Tuberculosis Elimination website ----------- Forging Partnerships to Eliminate Tuberculosis: A Guide and Toolkit has been posted on the CDC Division of Tuberculosis Elimination website and is available at http://www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/forge/default.htm ----------- The Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) of CDC has launched the new Stop TB in the African-American Community website which provides quick, any-time access to information and resources related to tuberculosis (TB) prevention, control, and elimination in the African-American community. http://www.cdc.gov/tb/TBinAfricanAmericans/default.htm ----------- Additional multimedia and audio translations of the VDH TB pamphlets in Russian and Tagalog are now available for use. http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/topics/tuberculosis.htm ----------- WHO TB Airline Guidelines ----------- International Standards of Tuberculosis Care The Patients' Charter for Tuberculosis Care ----------- CDC's Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) has just released a new QuantiFERONŽ-TB Gold Test fact sheet. The fact sheet can be accessed on the DTBE website at http://www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/tbfactsheets/QFT.htm ---------- Spokane Regional Health District has provided their TB Client Record Form as an example for other counties. This may be useful for community base providers who will screen clients prior to using QFT-G blood test. ----------- The Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is pleased to announce the release of the Guide for Primary Health Care Providers: Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection. This booklet was developed as a reference that highlights the main points of the latent TB infection guidelines and subsequent updates. The booklet can be ordered in the following ways: Through the DTBE’s online ordering system: https://www2.cdc.gov/nchstp_od/PIWeb/TBorderform.asp The booklet may also be viewed and downloaded online at http://www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/LTBI/default.htm

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