Dawson County Health Department says it manages tuberculosis cases from diagnosis to completion

The speaker told listeners that tuberculosis remains present in the community and that the health department manages cases from start to finish, including following up with contacts. "We do things like tuberculosis that people don't know is still a thing, but it is," the presenter said, and added that the department ensures patients are treated completely.

The representative described TB management as including treatment oversight and contact tracing to protect the broader community, positioning this as part of the department's communicable-disease work.