TB

TB infection is defined as the presence of latent or dormant Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, with no clinical evidence of active disease.

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) requires certain individuals to complete tuberculosis (TB) medical surveillance as a condition of entry or continued residence in Canada.

What is a two-step test?

WECHU only administers the TST if it is deemed medically necessary by a patient’s health care provider, and to those who are contacts of a case of infectious active TB disease. 

People in Ontario who meet the following criteria are eligible for publicly-funded Tubersol:

BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guérin) is a vaccine for TB that is given in many countries. In Canada, it is only given to a small group of high risk people. BCG does not provide very much protection from TB disease.

You can ask your primary health care provider (e.g., family doctor) for a TST.

A TB skin test is also known as a tuberculin skin test (TST). It shows if you have been exposed to the TB germ and have it in your body. This test is also called a Mantoux test. It is not a vaccine. A TST is safe during pregnancy.