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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


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