Tuberculosis in United States-Bound Follow-to-Join Asylees, 2014-2019.

Persons may seek asylum in the United States or at a U.S. port of entry.

Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in U.S.-Bound Immigrants and Refugees.

Approximately two-thirds of new cases of tuberculosis (TB) in the United States are among non-U.S.-born persons.

Tuberculosis among Newly Arrived Immigrants and Refugees in the United States.

U.S. health departments routinely conduct post-arrival evaluation of immigrants and refugees at risk for tuberculosis (TB), but this important intervention has not been thoroughly studied.

Implementation of new TB screening requirements for U.S.-bound immigrants and refugees - 2007-2014.

For more than two decades, as the number of tuberculosis (TB) cases overall in the United States has declined, the proportion of cases among foreign-born persons has increased. In 2013, the percentage of TB cases among those born outside the country was 64.6%.

Disease surveillance among newly arriving refugees and immigrants--Electronic Disease Notification System, United States, 2009.

Problem/condition: Approximately 450,000 legal permanent immigrants and 75,000 refugees enter the United States annually after receiving required medical examinations by overseas panel physicians (physicians who follow the CDC medical screening guidelines provided to the U.S. Department of State).

Costs of, and reimbursement for, vaccines: a case study at the Board of Health Refugee Services in DeKalb county, Georgia.

Background: Approximately 70,000 refugees are resettled to the United States each year. Providing vaccination to arriving refugees is important to both reduce the health-related barriers to successful resettlement, and protect the health of communities where refugees resettle. It is crucial to understand the process and resources expended at the state/local and federal government levels to provide vaccinations to refugees resettling to the United States.

Estimating the impact of newly arrived foreign-born persons on tuberculosis in the United States.

Background: Among approximately 163.5 million foreign-born persons admitted to the United States annually, only 500,000 immigrants and refugees are required to undergo overseas tuberculosis (TB) screening. It is unclear what extent of the unscreened nonimmigrant visitors contributes to the burden of foreign-born TB in the United States.

Overseas screening for tuberculosis in U.S.-bound immigrants and refugees.

Background: In 2007, a total of 57.8% of the 13,293 new cases of tuberculosis in the United States were diagnosed in foreign-born persons, and the tuberculosis rate among foreign-born persons was 9.8 times as high as that among U.

Partner notification for persons with chronic hepatitis B virus infection: use of a syphilis model service.

Background: Adults with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are usually the source of infection for persons who acquire sexually transmitted HBV infection. Vaccinating sex- and needle-sharing partners is recommended.

Goal: To evaluate the usefulness of a syphilis model partner notification (PN) service for high-risk persons with chronic HBV infection.