CDH reminds community to be proactive on World TB Day

BOISE, March 20, 2024 – Central District Health was able to help remind community members and health practitioners to be proactive towards preventing tuberculosis spread in our communities during World Tuberculosis Day on March 24.

World TB Day is observed each year commemorating the date Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB) in 1882. This year’s World TB Day shares the theme “Yes! We can end TB”.

In Idaho, there were 15 TB cases reported in 2023, five of those were in Ada County. TB case counts and information is tracked by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and can be found at gethealthy.dhw.idaho.gov/tuberculosis.

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