Data Hosting: National Tuberculosis Surveillance System
The National TB Surveillance System collects information on each newly reported case of tuberculosis (TB) disease in the U.S. The program is a cooperative effort of CDC and state and local health departments, who report cases of TB to CDC.
Data and Documentation
NTSS Data Reference Guide available upon request, email rdca@cdc.gov to request a copy. Please follow the standard RDC Procedures to access these data.
Location of Access:
Proposal
Your request for access to restricted-use data is captured within the RDC proposal. In the proposal, please thoroughly explain your research need for access to restricted-use variables, your analytic plan, how you intend to report your results, and the exact output you need for your near final product (e.g., paper, journal article or presentation). All sections of the proposal must be filled-out and clearly stated. Submit your proposal as one document to rdca@cdc.gov.
Confidentiality and Disclosure
After the proposal is approved, all members of the research team are required to complete the Confidentiality Training. Please submit your Confidentiality Training certificate and signed, notarized non-disclosure affidavit to your RDC Analyst along with the Data Use Agreement. For more information, see: Confidentiality and Disclosure
Review Output for Disclosure Risk
All output submitted for a disclosure review must be the near final product and it must match the output described in your approved proposal. We will not review frequency distributions or other large volumes of output. For more information, see: Output Policies and Procedures (hyperlink to https://www.cdc.gov/rdc/b1datatype/rdc-Output.htm)