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Welcome to the Volusia County Health Department Tuberculosis
Control Program
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The mission of the Bureau of Tuberculosis and Refugee Health is to eliminate tuberculosis as a public health threat in Florida;
and ensure appropriate public health screenings of all newly arriving refugees.
Our primary responsibility is Tuberculosis control and prevention as listed in Chapter 392 of the Florida Statutes.
Our office consists of a group of highly qualified health personnel trained to conduct a community based tuberculosis control program.
The Tuberculosis Control staff members are engaged in a wide array of activities including:
- Clinical services
- Field services (outreach)
- Surveillance
- Administrative Support
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Each month we publish a report that includes the current number of verified cases of Tuberculosis in Volusia County.
You can download the latest monthly report by clicking on
TB Disease Report (.xls).
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HOW TO REPORT A CASE OF TB
Under the following circumstances, you should make a report to the TB Manager:
- Laboratory confirmation of TB disease
- TB disease is suspected based on clinical or radiological examination of the patient
- A client is started on two or more anti-TB medications
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| A report of TB may be made either by telephone to (386) 274-0654 or by fax to (386) 274-0658.
On receiving a report, the program manager will contact the reporting physician or facility to obtain further information regarding the suspected case. |
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After cases are reported to the State Health Office, they are forwarded to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
Click here to visit the CDC web site
Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC)
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TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL OFFICE HOURS
Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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- TUBERCULOSIS
- AIDS/HIV
- SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
- All Other Reportable Diseases/Conditions
- Eastside Volusia County(Daytona)
- ON CALL AFTER HOURS
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Phone:(386)274-0655 Fax:(386)274-0658
Phone:(386)274-0664
Phone:(386)274-0662, 274-0607
Phone:(386)274-0633 Fax:(386)274-0641
Phone:(386)316-5030
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Clinical Services
Clinical services responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Physician services
- Nursing services
- Testing and Laboratory services
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Clinical services are available at the following locations in Volusia County:
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Daytona Beach
1845 Holsonback Drive
Daytona Beach, FL 32117
Tel. 386-274-0500
Fax 386-274-0506
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Deltona
3151 Howland Blvd
Deltona, FL 32725
Tel. 386-789-7507 or 386-789-7508
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New Smyrna Beach
717 W. Canal Street
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
Tel. 386-424-2065
Fax 386-424-2097
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Field services
Field services are responsible for all Outreach activities aimed at screening and identifying persons exposed to TB and for the administration
of Directly Observed Therapy (DOT).
Surveillance services
Public health surveillance is the ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of
data about a health-related event for use in public health action to reduce morbidity and mortality and to improve health.
It involves activities such as Detection (a circumstance or event that identifies a presumptive case-patient);
Reporting (flow of data, information, messages); Confirmation (use of epidemiological and laboratory test information to verify the status of registered case-patients);
Analysis (examination and interpretation of surveillance data).
Administrative support services
Administrative support services supervise the total program for optimal functionality.
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