TB symptoms may include feeling weak or sick, weight loss, fever and night sweats. Persons with TB of the lung may have complaints of cough, chest pain, and/or coughing up blood. Other symptoms depend on the particular part of the body that is affected.
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is a reportable disease in Oklahoma. TB is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which usually affects the lungs. However, other parts of the body can be affected. When someone with TB disease of the lung coughs, sneezes, laughs, or sings, TB bacteria get into the air. People who share the same air space with this person may breathe in the bacteria.
TB Surveillance Data and Statistics
- Number and Incidence Rate of Reported Tuberculosis Cases by County, Oklahoma 2023
- Number and Incidence Rate of Reported Tuberculosis Cases by County, Oklahoma 2022
- Number and Incidence Rate of Reported Tuberculosis Cases by County, Oklahoma 2021
- Number and Incidence Rate of Reported Tuberculosis Cases by County, Oklahoma 2020
- Number and Incidence Rate of Reported Tuberculosis Cases by County, Oklahoma 2019
- Number and Incidence Rate of Reported Tuberculosis Cases by County, Oklahoma 2018
Contact Information
Office of the State Epidemiologist, Tuberculosis Division
Oklahoma State Department of Health
123 Robert S. Kerr Ave
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Phone: (405) 426-8710
Email: adservice@health.ok.gov