Deadline for Poster Abstracts Extended to April 24
The deadline for submitting abstracts for the 2026 National TB Conference has been extended to Friday, April 24, 2026. We welcome the submission of abstracts for poster presentation on any aspects of TB control, care, prevention, and elimination. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to, TB epidemiology, clinical care, basic science/translational research, nurse case […]
Provisional 2025 Tuberculosis Data, United States
March 25, 2026 — CDC released preliminary 2025 TB data on World TB Day, March 24, announced in a Dear Colleague letter. The provisional data report provides an early analysis of cases of TB disease reported to the CDC during 2025 as compared with previous years. The annual surveillance report is typically released later in […]
World TB Day 2026 – Message from NTCA President, Jason Cummins
March 24, 2026 — NTCA is committed to our shared mission of ending TB! Traverse along the TB timeline as we reflect on how much the landscape has changed since Robert Koch’s 1882 discovery. Read the message from NTCA President, Jason Cummins.
Register for the SETC All-Member Call on April 8
March 20, 2026 — Save the date and register for the SETC All-Member Call on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET / 12:00 -1:30 pm CT / 11:00 .am -12:30 pm MT / 10:00 am -11:30 am PT. SETC invites TB epidemiologists, surveillance coordinators, program evaluators, and other program staff working […]
30th National TB Conference Call for Abstracts
March 10, 2026 — Submit an abstract for poster presentation at the 30th National TB Conference. Highly scored submissions will be invited to deliver an oral abstract presentation during the plenary sessions. Abstracts are due on Friday, April 10, 2026. For more information and a link to the abstract submission portal, click here. Please […]
Summary of 2026 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI)
March 16, 2026 – Last month TAG attended the 2026 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) to learn more about updates on TB prevention and treatment for people living with HIV, pregnant persons, and children and results from research on short-course preventive therapy, treatment dosing strategies, and emerging long-acting technologies. Read a summary of […]
2026 TB Hill Day
March 6, 2026 – NTCA was proud to participate in TB Hill Day and advocacy training in Washington, DC. NTCA President and Tennessee TB Program Director Jason Cummins shared information on US TB programs with legislators this week, and this was the largest TB Hill Day with over 250 congressional meetings. Thank you to the […]
30th National TB Conference Updates on Travel Approval, Registration Fees, Hotel, Continuing Education, and Abstracts
March 6, 2026 — We are very close to launching registration for the 30th National TB Conference, scheduled for the week of June 8, 2026, in Palm Springs, California. In the meantime, conference organizers have provided documents to support your travel approval process, information about the conference registration fees for participants and our industry colleagues who […]
2025 NTCA Awards Ceremony Recording Available
March 3, 2026 – A video recording of the February 19 ceremony is now available and offers the opportunity to view and share the heartfelt and moving introductions and acceptance speeches. The awards and honorees are listed below along with the time that the award is introduced. Congratulations again to the 2025 honorees. You can […]
NTCA’s National TB Medications Focal Point
March 2, 2026 — NTCA is delighted to welcome Dawn Tuckey as NTCA’s new National TB Medications Focal Point. The National TB Medication Focal Point is a new position established to assist NTCA and the U.S.-based TB programs in addressing the ongoing challenges in TB medication availability and pricing. A central priority of this role […]