Tuberculosis elimination and laboratory cooperative agreement - ohio department of health CDC-PS-25-0003 tuberculosis elimination and laboratory cooperative agreement project abstract summary title:…

Tuberculosis elimination and laboratory cooperative agreement - ohio department of health CDC-PS-25-0003 tuberculosis elimination and laboratory cooperative agreement project abstract summary title: tuberculosis elimination and laboratory cooperative agreement. Purpose: conduct statewide surveillance of tuberculosis within ohio, including maintaining the statewide TB disease registry; provide technical assistance and expert clinical consultation to local TB control units and TB providers; offer financial opportunities to offset costs associated with providing TB care; provide case management for active TB cases in ohio; offer resources and guidance to local TB control units on contact investigations; ensure continuity of care for individuals with TB moving out of jurisdiction; support investigation of TB cases, clusters and outbreaks; conduct regional and local training, including on-site visits, to address specific needs; establish and maintain collaboration with the american lung association of ohio to coordinate the incentives, enablers, and emergency housing program and the ohio TB staff development fund. Outcomes: decreases in TB incidence; increases in patients completing treatment within 12 months; increases in HIV and drug susceptibility testing; increases in latent TB infection evaluation and treatment for TB contacts and other targeted populations; increases in accuracy and completeness of surveillance, genotyping, and whole-genome sequencing data; decreases in turnaround times for laboratory testing; implementation of TB elimination strategies.