Tuberculosis Information & Resources

The County of San Diego TB Control Program offers free TB 101 classes for students, program staff, and other interested organizations. Please call 619-692-5565 and ask for the Outreach and Education Team.

Do you think you might be at risk for tuberculosis? Take our risk assessment and learn more about this disease.

What is TB? Am I at Risk?

TB in the News.

 World TB Day 

• World TB Day 2025 San Diego County Press Release

Local Resources For Clinicians

• Testing and Treatment Recommendations for Individuals Exposed to Active TB Disease
• San Diego Tuberculosis Risk Assessment
• LTBI Toolkit. San Diego County, California Department of Public Health, TB Free California, and CDC resources for providers and their patients who may be at risk for LTBI.

Federal Resources For Clinicians

• Rifamycin Drug-Drug Interactions: A Guide for Primary Care Providers Treating Latent Tuberculosis Infection
• Interferon-Gamma Release Assays (IGRAs)
• TSTin3d.com (An online TB risk calculator)

CDC Information For Patient Education

Think. Test. Treat TB.

Discover the CDC's Think. Test. Treat TB Campaign.

General Information

What You Need to Know About Tuberculosis Fact Sheet

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Questions and Answers About TB 

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 Spanish Tagalog  Ukranian   Vietnamese

What You Need to Know About Latent TB Infection (LTBI - Inactive Disease)

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Exposure to TB

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TB and HIV/AIDS

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TB and Queso Fresco

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TB and BCG Vaccine

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Active TB Disease Treatment

Staying on Track with Tuberculosis Medicine

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For more CDC publications: 

• General Public Communication and Education Resources
• How to Order Free Tuberculosis Education Materials 

Other Resources For Additional Information

Regional Training and Medical Consultation Centers (RTMCC)

• Curry International TB Center
• Heartland National TB Center
• Southeastern National TB Center
• New Jersey Medical School National TB Center
• Mayo Clinic TB Center
  

Additional TB Organizations

• CDC: Division of TB Elimination
• California Tuberculosis Controllers Association (CTCA)
• National TB Controllers Association (NTCA)
• National Jewish Medical and Research Center
• TB Education and Training Network (TB ETN)
• American Thoracic Society
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• The Stop TB Organization
• The Union

Help us eliminate TB. Click the link below to find out more.

San Diego County TB Elimination Initiative.

For more information, call 619-692-5565 or send us an email.