Tuberculosis (TB) Prevention and Control Program

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Bergen County is committed to providing exceptional support and services to our humanitarian parolees. For assistance with TB testing, please refer to the relevant program details below:

Uniting For Ukraine Program

Contact: Noemi Dominguez, Director - Office of Public Health Nursing
Email: ndominguez@co.bergen.nj.us (Please include “Ukraine Parolee” and your town in the email subject line)
Phone: 201-634-2651

General Humanitarian Parole TB Testing Program

Contact: Migdalia Montes - Office of Public Health Nursing
Email: mmontes@co.bergen.nj.us (Please include “Parolee” and your town in the email subject line)
Phone: 201-336-3350

Our team is ready to provide you with the necessary information and support for your TB testing needs.

Please Note: To ensure we can deliver timely and effective service, we kindly request that you contact us via email or phone rather than visiting our office in person. This approach allows us to promptly address your inquiries and provide detailed assistance. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in this matter.

What We Do

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The Bergen County TB Control Program is a state funded initiative that emerged more than 30 years ago with the purpose of eradicating Tuberculosis. The main goal of the Bergen County TB program is to prevent TB from spreading, reduce tuberculosis disease, and ultimately eliminate TB. In order to accomplish this goal, trained TB specialist work diligently to identify, diagnose and treat tuberculosis disease.

The Bergen County TB Control Program works in conjunction with three NJ top rated physicians including infectious disease and pulmonologist Doctor with specialty in TB. We are also proud to mention that we have a Pediatrician Infectious Disease in our program, Our program offers an array of services including transportation, TB testing such as (QFT or T spot), TB skin test.

TB Signs & Symptoms

Symptoms of TB disease depend on where in the body the TB bacteria are growing. TB bacteria usually grow in the lungs (pulmonary TB). TB disease in the lungs may cause symptoms such as, a bad cough that lasts 3 weeks or longer, pain in the chest coughing up blood or sputum (phlegm from deep inside the lungs). Symptoms of TB disease in other parts of the body depend on the area affected. Learn more about TB signs and symptoms from the CDC Other symptoms of TB disease are:

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Program Criteria

Your physician will refer you to if you meet one of the following criteria for Tuberculosis care:

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Suspected or confirmed TB cases who have active disease, regardless of the site of disease Have had an abnormal x-ray consistent with TB and has being referred to the DOH by a physician.
Contacts to cases of clinically active tuberculosis
Exposed to someone with active TB Disease
Immigrants or refugees with abnormal chest x-rays
Have recently enter the United States from a TB endemic country (most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia), regardless of your legal status.).
Have had an abnormal x-ray consistent with TB and has being referred to the DOH by a physician.
Students(Kindergarden to 12th grade with positive results on tuberculosis skin test or blood test AND tested under the NJ school mandated guidelines.

PLEASE NO WALK-INS OR PATIENT REFFERALS:

Routine TB testing and follow up exams are NOT available through the BCDHS for employment, college, technical or vocational school purposes. For on-demand PPD or tuberculin skin test, contact local urgent care, no prescription needed. Please use the following resources for routine testing: