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The Delaware Tuberculosis Elimination and Control Branch works to prevent and control tuberculosis (TB) in Delaware. Its mission is to end TB in the State of Delaware by detecting, treating, and preventing TB. The Tuberculosis Elimination and Control Branch is made up of the Office of Public Health Nursing, Office of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, and the Delaware Public Health Laboratory.
TB is not a disease of the past. People around the world still get TB. There are medicines that kills TB germs. Taking these medicines can cure people of TB. The Division of Public Health (DPH) offers the medicine and treatment for free to people who have TB germs.
Each county in Delaware has a TB clinic. The TB clinics are located in State Service Centers. DPH nurses and physician consultants work at the clinics. They screen and treat people for tuberculosis. This includes performing interferon-gamma release assays and tuberculin skin tests. It also includes prescribing and distributing medicine that kills TB germs.
The clinics do not do pre-employment tests or tests for school. The clinics operate only by referrals from health care providers. You must have an appointment to be seen. Contact the clinic closest to you to schedule an appointment.
County |
State Service Center |
Address |
Phone number |
New Castle |
501 Ogletown Road, Newark, DE 19711 |
302-283-7542 |
|
Kent |
805 River Road, Dover, DE 19901 |
302-857-5130 |
|
Sussex |
544 South Bedford Street, Georgetown, DE 19947 |
302-515-3200 |
People from Ukraine who moved to Delaware through the Uniting for Ukraine process can get a medical screening for tuberculosis at a TB clinic. Screening for tuberculosis must occur within two weeks of arrival to the United States. Call any TB clinic in the table to schedule an appointment. Share with the clinic your name, date of birth, contact information, and the day you arrived in the United States. The clinic will ask you a few questions about how you are feeling and schedule your appointment.
Особи з України, які переїхали до штату Делавер в рамках програми "Об'єднання для України", можуть пройти медичне обстеження на туберкульоз в туберкульозному диспансері. Обстеження на туберкульоз має бути проведене протягом двох тижнів після прибуття до США. Зателефонуйте до будь-якого туберкульозного диспансеру, щоб записатися на прийом. Назвіть у клініці своє прізвище, ім'я, по батькові, дату народження, контактну інформацію та дату вашого прибуття до США. У клініці вам поставлять кілька питань про ваше самопочуття та призначать час прийому.
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