{"id":22,"date":"2019-10-03T14:00:46","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T18:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/tuberculosis\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2025-03-14T15:45:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T19:45:19","slug":"special-populations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/tuberculosis\/special-populations\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Populations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-22\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-22-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-22-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-22-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><strong>National Guidelines and Recommendations<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Corrections<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/preview\/mmwrhtml\/rr5509a1.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Correctional and Detention Facilities: Recommendations from CDC (MMWR, 2006)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/correctional-health\/about\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CDC's webpage for Public Health Considerations for Correctional Health<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Homeless<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/preview\/mmwrhtml\/00019922.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis Among Homeless Persons: Recommendations of the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis (MMWR, 1992)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Migrant Farm Workers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a 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Elimination of Tuberculosis (MMWR, 1990)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Non U.S.-Born<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/preview\/mmwrhtml\/rr5001a1.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Preventing and Controlling Tuberculosis Along the US-Mexico Border (MMWR, 2001)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/preview\/mmwrhtml\/00054855.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Recommendations for the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis Among Foreign-Born Persons: Report of the Working Group on Tuberculosis Among Foreign-Born Persons (MMWR, 1998)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-22-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-22-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-22-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"moonside panel-widget-style 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