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The aim is to investigate a tuberculosis outbreak in a care facility and evaluate response measures.

February 28, 2026BMC Infectious DiseasesOpen Access

Tuberculosis outbreak investigation and contact management in a care facility for individuals with disabilities

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The aim is to investigate a tuberculosis outbreak in a care facility and evaluate response measures.
Conducted a retrospective descriptive outbreak investigation on 92 individuals.
Collected data from TB Module and field records, including demographic and health information.
Monthly symptom monitoring and referrals for presumptive TB cases.
Identified four active TB cases among care recipients, including one posthumous diagnosis.
Twenty-one individuals received preventive treatment with no further TB cases in this group.
One individual without preventive treatment developed TB five months after the outbreak.

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Retrospective investigation describes TB outbreak management in a care facility, indicating best practices for prevention.

Okur et al. (2026) studied this question.

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