Monday, October 31, 2011

McHenry County Tuberculosis Board Meets Tuesday Morning

The McHenry County Tuberculosis Care and Treatment Board is meeting Tuesday morning at 9:00 in the McHenry County Department of Health, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Building B, Woodstock.

Following routine matters and New Business For Discussion which is to include a new TB nurse, Board of Health Contract Renewal, the Fiscal Year 2012 TB Budget, the Board will consider information and communications.

A matter for discussion is “Research offers simpler, effective treatment option for latent TB infection.” www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom

Also for discussion is a topic, “Elephant to Human Transmission of Tuberculosis”, 2009 Murphree, R. et al Emerging Infectious Diseases, March 2011, 366-371

It is also time to set the2012 meeting dates.

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