Tuberculosis Testing

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Description
Offers tuberculosis testing for eligible Albertans.

Offers tuberculosis (TB) skin testing to eligible Albertans. The Mantoux skin test is not recommended to diagnose TB.

Testing is done at public health centres throughout the province:

For travel or work related TB testing contact the Travel Health Services in your area.


Key Provider: doctors, registered nurses (RNs)
Eligibility
Yes, Eligibility includes:
  • recent contact with known TB cases
  • people with medical conditions / therapies that increase risk of progressing from latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) to active TB (HIV/AIDS, transplantation, on dialysis for chronic renal failure, silicosis, cancer of the head and neck, being treated with immunosuppressive drugs)
  • all refugees less than age 50 who are from a country where TB is common AND who have immigrated here in the last 2 years
  • foreign-born children up to and including age 14 who have lived in a country where TB is common AND who have immigrated here within the past 2 years
Application Process
Service Access: See below, Testing may be offered at some sites. Call to find out more.
Referral Process: N/A


Waiting Period: Yes,

Wait times vary.


Telephone
403-746-2201
Languages
Interpreter/Translation services
Fees
Fee: Yes,

Eligibility criteria must be met to receive free testing.




Fee Reduction: N/A
Membership Fee: N/A
Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: N/A -
Agency Information
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Last Verified On
February 2, 2024
Address
5120 51 Avenue
Eckville, AB, T0M 0X0
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Hours of Operation
Mon
08:30 AM to 04:30 PM
Tue
08:30 AM to 04:30 PM
Wed
08:30 AM to 04:30 PM
Thu
08:30 AM to 04:30 PM
Fri
08:30 AM to 04:30 PM

Closed over the noon hour