Tuberculosis Testing

Offers tuberculosis testing for eligible Albertans. Offers free 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.

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

Tuberculosis Testing is open Monday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Tuesday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Wednesday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Thursday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm.

Call (780) 674-3408, or use the website.

Phone

(780) 674-3408

Website

https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/findhealth/Service.aspx?id=1031302&serviceAtFacilityID=1074831#contentStart