A world free of tuberculosis
NTCA’s mission is to protect the public’s health by advancing the elimination of tuberculosis (TB) in the United States through the concerted action of state, local, and territorial TB programs.
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Quick facts about contact investigation
Public health TB programs conduct contact investigations to prevent the spread of TB. On average in the United States, from one person with infectious TB, how many contacts are identified, infected, and develop disease?
On average, 20%–30% of all contacts have latent TB infection (LTBI). Treating these contacts for LTBI prevents them developing TB disease in the future.
1
Person
One person is diagnosed with infectious TB. This person must be treated for TB disease.
18
Contacts
On average, as of 2011, 18 contacts are identified for each person with infectious TB in the United States. Each contact must be identified, located, and evaluated.
1%
Contacts
On average, 1% of contacts have TB disease, and approximately one-half of these develop disease in the first year after exposure. These contacts must be treated for TB disease.
TB Program Managers
TB Program Manager Forum
This forum is a community where TB program managers meet online to discuss CDC Cooperative Agreement (COAG) reporting requirements, developing grant applications, and approaches to other COAG-required tasks. Recent meetings have discussed the Annual Performance Report (APR) (October 2025) and Evaluation and Performance Measurement Plan (EPMP) and Data Management Plan (June 2025).
Lessons from TB Outbreaks
In this online resource, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officers (ASTHO) reviews innovative best practices and lessons learned from TB readiness to guide preparedness and response strategies for a wide range of infectious threats. NTCA President Jason Cummins and former CDC Division of TB Elimination (DTBE) Director Phil LoBue are quoted on provider education.
TB Nurses
National TB Nurse Coalition (NTNC)
The NTNC provides a collective voice for nurses working in TB to advance patient-centered care and to advocate for activities to promote TB elimination throughout the nation.
2026 NTNC Section Meeting
The annual NTNC section meeting will be held in person on June 9 from 10:00 am -3:30 pm at the National TB Conference in Palm Springs, California.
Core Competencies
NTNC members developed the TB Nurse Case Management Core Competencies to preserve and grow expertise in the specialty area of TB nursing.
TB Clinicians
National Society of TB Clinicians (NSTC)
The NSTC promotes excellence in the diagnosis, treatment, and medical management of TB.
2026 NSTC Section Meeting
The annual NSTC section meeting will be held in person on June 9 from 10:00 am -3:30 pm at the National TB Conference in Palm Springs, California.
LTBI Clinical Guide
The NSTC developed the clinical guide Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the United States: A Clinical Guide for Health Care Providers and Public Health Programs.
TB Epidemiologists
Society for Epidemiology in TB Control (SETC)
SETC promotes excellence in the use of epidemiologic analysis and interpretation of data to inform TB prevention and control efforts.
Quarterly All-Member Call
The SETC invites TB epidemiologists and other program staff working with TB data to participate in a facilitated open discussion on Wednesday, April 8, 1:00-2:30 pm ET. For more information and to register, click here.
2026 SETC Section Meeting
The SETC Professional Development Day will be held in person on Tuesday, June 9, from 10:00 am -3:30 pm PT at the National TB Conference in Palm Springs, California.
TB Survivors
We are TB and Somos TB
We Are TB is a community of TB survivors, patients, and family members committed to the common goal of TB elimination. Its resources are available in Spanish as Somos TB
Virtual Patient Support
We Are TB hosts free, confidential support groups online in English and Spanish (Somos TB) for people across the United States.
About NTCA
National Tuberculosis Coalition of America
The NTCA was created in 1995, as the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association, to bring together the leaders of tuberculosis control programs in all states and territories, as well as many counties and city health departments that organize their own TB control activities.
Featured Resources
TB Program Contacts Map
Use this map to look up contacts at state, territorial, and big city TB programs.
Interjurisdictional Form
Use this form for patients undergoing TB treatment, evaluation and testing of close contacts, and evaluation of persons referred by the DGMH.
TB Guidelines
Use this page to download current TB-related guidelines issued by the CDC, ATS, IDSA, NCCHC, and other agencies and organizations.