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• Review your knowledge of TB symptoms 
• Take a look at your health education programs to raise awareness of TB. 
• Monitor students for absenteeism with TB in mind and conduct health checks to identify potential TB cases early. 
• Reestablish protocols for post-exposure prophylaxis for students who have been exposed to TB.
• Contact your local health department.

• World Health Organization: General TB Information  

• CDC:  

• • Tuberculosis (TB) | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC (updated Dec 2024) 

• Testing for Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC (updated June 2024) 

• Tuberculosis Data | Tuberculosis Data | CDC 

• Tuberculosis in Children | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC (updated Oct 2024) 

• Kansas Department of Health resources: 

• • Tuberculosis (TB) Program | KDHE, KS  

• Tuberculosis (TB) Guidelines for Health Care Personnel | KDHE, KS  

• News Flash • Current Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas City, KS  

• Michigan: General TB Information  

• Ohio: Tuberculosis | Ohio Department of Health (updated in 2022) 
• North Carolina Department of Health resources: 
• • NC TB Control Program (updated in 2019)
  • TB Information for Local Health Departments (updated in 2022)
    

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