List of Countries With Low Incidence of Tuberculosis

Students who have resided in any country other than those listed below in the past 5 years must check YES in the bottom section of Part 2 of the Health History and Immunization Report, enter the name of the country where they resided, and complete the Tuberculosis Skin Test (PPD) section on Page 4 of the Health History and Immunization Report.

Students entering the United States who have only resided in the countries listed below over the past 5 years are not required to have a Tuberculosis Skin Test (PPD).

Albania Egypt and American Finland Saint Lucia Andorra France Samoa and Barbuda Germany San Marino Aruba Greece Saudi Arabia Grenada Sint Maarten (Dutch part) Austria Hungary Slovakia Bahamas Iceland Slovenia Bahrain Ireland Spain Barbados Israel Sweden Belgium Italy Switzerland Jamaica Syrian Arab Republic Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Japan The Former Yugoslav Saba Jordan Republic Lebanon of Macedonia Canada Luxembourg Malta Chile Monaco Turkey Costa Rica Netherlands United Arab Emirates Croatia United Kingdom of Great Cuba Britain Curacao and Northern Ireland Norway United States of America Czech Republic Oman US Virgin Islands Denmark Puerto Rico Islands Dominica West Bank and Gaza Strip

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Observatory, Tuberculosis Incidence 2014 For future updates, refer to http://www.who.int/tb/country/en/ .

March 2017