HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS CAN TAKE ACTION TO END TB

TAKE ON

TB
1 Think TB 2 Test for TB 3 Treat TB
Recognize Use the TB Prescribe
risk factors blood test shorter
and for people at regimens
symptoms increased risk to help
Too many people in of TB. of TB. patients finish
treatment.
the U.S. still suffer from
tuberculosis (TB).
TB CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE & TO ANYONE
TB IN THE U.S.
But some groups are at greater risk of TB than others. To eliminate TB, we must prioritize groups at increased risk of TB.

Up to
13 million 7 out of 10 Racial and
people could have ethnic
latent TB infection disparities
in TB
diagnoses
8,331 people continue
were diagnosed with TB cases occurred among to exist.
TB disease in 2022 non-U.S.–born persons

602 people CDC IS COMMITTED TO ENDING TB IN THE UNITED STATES

died of TB-related
causes in 2021
CDC supports finding and treating TB disease and expanding testing and treatment for latent TB infection through:
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on
TB trends in the United States are complex
and will likely persist for many years.

THINK TB!
To learn more about TB, visit:
www.cdc.gov/tb

Vigilant Better diagnostics & Engaging affected Supporting local

surveillance treatment options communities & & state health
OCTOBER 2023 medical providers departments