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CDC immigration requirements; technical instructions for tuberculosis screening and treatment using cultures and directly observed therapy
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October 1, 2009
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Alternative Title:Technical instructions for tuberculosis screening and treatment using cultures and directly observed therapy
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Description:"The medical screening for tuberculosis among persons overseas applying for U.S. immigration status and nonimmigrants who are required to have an overseas medical examination, hereafter referred to as applicants, is an essential component of the medical evaluation. Because tuberculosis is a challenging disease to diagnose, treat, and control, these instructions are designed to detect and treat tuberculosis disease among applicants and to reduce the risk of spread of tuberculosis among the U.S. population after immigration. The instructions in this document supersede all previous Technical Instructions, Updates to the Technical Instructions, memoranda and letters to panel physicians, and memoranda and letters to international refugee resettlement organizations. These instructions are to be followed for tuberculosis screening and treatment among all applicants." - preface
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Content Notes:"October 1, 2009."
"For any questions about these Technical Instructions, please contact the Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Health Branch of the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)."
Available via Internet from the National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases Division of Global Migration and Quarantine web site as an Acrobat .pdf file (315.17 KB, 40 p.). Address as of 4/11/2011: http://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/pdf/tuberculosis-ti-2009.pdf
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