If you are diagnosed with tuberculosis or have been in contact with a person suffering from tuberculosis, you are required by law to present yourself or report to the public health department at their request. This measure is not only for your own health, but also helps to prevent the spread of the disease and protect other people.

Anyone who contracts tuberculosis must inform the public health department who they have been in contact with so that screening tests can be carried out. The necessary tests, such as blood tests or X-rays, are usually carried out at the public health department or, by arrangement, by registered doctors. The results are then forwarded to the public health department.

It is important to follow the instructions of your public health department and your doctors as well as the infection control measures. If these are not followed, there is a risk of coercive measures or fines. This is the only way to prevent the further spread of tuberculosis.