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TUBERCULOSIS

Orange County Tuberculosis Division
832 W. Central Blvd., Orlando, FL 32805.
Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm, Mon-Thurs and 8:00am-11:00am on Fri.
Phone: 407.836.2648
(Between Parramore and Orange Blossom Trail)

Mission Statement: “The TB and Refugee Health Program will identify, evaluate and respond appropriately by taking effective action towards any condition we recognize as a potential threat to the health and welfare of others.”

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 The Orange County Health Department’s TB clinic wants to help health care providers and patients defeat TB. The services we provide are:
  • Complete diagnosis and treatment of active tuberculosis cases.
  • Complete diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI)
  • Case management
  • Thorough contact investigation with testing of everyone exposed
  • Direct observed therapy (monitor intake of medication among active cases of TB)
  • Education & information services for clients and families
  • Surveillance (active observation of TB client activities)
The Orange County Health Departments Tuberculosis Program provides a broad range of primary and supportive services to consumers in Orange County and when needed, for surrounding counties. Our Outreach Program consists of the comprehensive case management of active cases of TB, investigation, and testing of those exposed to an active case of TB, along with direct observed medication therapy of active TB cases. In addition, Outreach acts as a gateway to treatment in the TB clinic for those who have been determined through testing to have Latent TB infection. Our Clinical Services provide the Diagnosis and treatment of persons with active TB disease and persons identified with latent TB infection. Treatment for persons identified with latent TB infection will be crucial to achieving the ultimate goal of eliminating TB as a public health problem in FL. A basic premise of the Technical Assistance (TA) guidelines and current CDC guidelines is that a decision to tuberculin skin test an individual is a decision to treat until completion if that person is found to be tuberculin positive.
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