Dear Colleague Letters

At a glance

The Division of Tuberculosis (TB) Elimination publishes Dear Colleague Letters from the Division to partners about TB updates. Dear Colleague Letters are available from the past two years.

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2025

Updated Guidelines on the Treatment of Drug-Susceptible and Drug-Resistant TB
Updated treatment guidelines include shorter regimens for treating TB disease.

2024

ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Releases "Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2023"
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø published "Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2023."
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Releases 2023 Provisional U.S. Tuberculosis Data
"Tuberculosis — United States, 2023" has information on provisional U.S. TB disease cases in 2023.

2023

Tuberculosis Trials Consortium Launches New TB Clinical Trial
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Tuberculosis Trials Consortium (TBTC) launched a new international clinical trial.
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Releases "Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2022"
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø published "Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2022."
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Releases New TB Resources for Uniting for Ukraine Arrivals
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø announced new resources about the Uniting for Ukraine program TB screening requirements.
Rapid Testing for Fluoroquinolone Resistance
Beginning May 24, 2023, ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø implemented rapid testing for fluoroquinolone (FQ) resistance.
Tuberculosis Drug Supply Interruptions and Shortages
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø encourages TB program to take proactive measures to reduce drug supply interruptions. 
Updates to Provisional Guidance for the Use of Pretomanid as Part of a Regimen [Bedaquiline, Pretomanid, and Linezolid (BPaL)] to Treat Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Disease
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø updated the 2022 Provisional Guidance for the BPaL Regimen to Treat Drug-resistant TB Disease.
A Letter from Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Director, on World Tuberculosis Day
Read a message for World TB Day 2023 from Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Director.
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø U.S. World TB Day 2023 Resources
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Division of TB Elimination shares information to assist in World TB Day 2023 planning efforts.
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Division of Tuberculosis Elimination ; National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention