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Programs & Services

Tuberculosis Testing

Offers tuberculosis testing for eligible Albertans.

Offers tuberculosis (TB) skin testing to eligible Albertans. The Mantoux skin test is not recommended to diagnose TB.

Testing is done at public health centres throughout the province:

If you are not eligible for free testing but still need to be tested there will be a charge for the test.

For travel or work related TB testing contact the Travel Health Services in your area.

Contact Details

Fort Macleod Health Centre

Address
744 26 Street S
Fort Macleod, Alberta
T0L 0Z0
Telephone
403-553-5351
Fax
403-553-4567
Hours of Operation
Days of the Week

Monday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Tuesday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Wednesday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Thursday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Friday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Access
Service Providers May Include
doctors, registered nurses (RNs)
Eligibility

Eligibility includes:

  • recent contact with known TB cases
  • people with medical conditions / therapies that increase risk of progressing from latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) to active TB (HIV/AIDS, transplantation, on dialysis for chronic renal failure, silicosis, cancer of the head and neck, being treated with immunosuppressive drugs)
  • all refugees less than age 50 who are from a country where TB is common AND who have immigrated here in the last 2 years
  • foreign-born children up to and including age 14 who have lived in a country where TB is common AND who have immigrated here within the past 2 years
Service Access

Testing may be offered at some sites. Call to find out more.


Wait Times

Wait times vary.

Fees

Eligibility criteria must be met to receive free testing.


Service Languages
Interpreter/Translation services
Service Locations
Also Known As
Acronym
TB
Previous
Tuberculosis Testing and Immunization
Other
TB Testing