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Alaska Tuberculosis Program Manual - Epidemiology - State of Alaska

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Circumstances unique to <strong>Alaska</strong> may prevent meeting the contact<br />

investigation timelines in CDC’s national standards. Interviews and contact<br />

investigation activities should be initiated as soon as possible for persons<br />

with suspected or confirmed TB disease.<br />

CDC recommendations include the use <strong>of</strong> interferon gamma release<br />

assays (IGRA) in all instances, including contact investigation, where<br />

tuberculin skin test (TST) would be used. For children under the age <strong>of</strong> 5<br />

years, TST is the preferred method <strong>of</strong> screening. 26<br />

A L A S K A T U B E R C U L O S I S P R O G R A M M A N U A L Contact Investigation 11.16<br />

Revised November 2012

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