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Campus Health SerVICEs Message regarding TB testing Message to Incoming International Students Subject: International Students, U.S. citizens and U.S. Permanent Residents Living Abroad It is the policy of the Campus Health Services (CHS) to do targeted tuberculosis screening. If you have lived in a country with a high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB), you will be notified by CHS as to whether a TB skin test will be necessary. Students from high-risk countries are required to have a TB skin test within 12 months proceeding the first day of class. The TB skin test may only be performed in the United States at a facility trained in public health or occupational medicine. For your convenience we are making the TB skin test available at the CHS. The cost of the TB skin test will be billed directly to your student account. If you do not meet this requirement within the first 30 days of classes, your class registration will be cancelled. For questions about immunizations and TB skin test, call 919-966-2283 or email immunizations@unc.edu Campus Health Services no longer holds immunization clinics for Tuberculin skin tests (TST). Students needing placement of a tuberculin skin test are instructed to call 966-2281 and follow the voice prompts to schedule an appointment within the CHS Immunization Clinic. At the time the student calls, a return appointment for tuberculin skin test reading will also be scheduled. The countries that are not considered high-risk and are exempt from the TB skin test requirement are as follows: American Samoa, Australia, Belgium, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, San Marino, Scotland, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States. |