State-Specific Tuberculosis Information :: IOWA

TB Controller

Allan Lynch
Program Manager
TB Control and Refugee Health
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Building
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075
Phone: (515) 281-7504Fax: (515) 281-4570
Email: alynch@idph.state.ia.us

TB Focal Point

Gina Mallett, MPP
Disease Prevention Specialist
Iowa Department of Public Health
c/o Black Hawk County Health Department
1407 Independence Avenue
5th Floor
Waterloo, Iowa 50703
Phone: (319) 292-2235
Email: gmallett@idph.state.ia.us

TB Program and Website

Iowa Department of Public Health
Tuberculosis Control Program
http://www.idph.state.ia.us/adper/tb_control.asp

TB Medical Consultation Process

The Iowa Department of Public Health TB Control Program recommends that healthcare professonals in Iowa contact either the Nurse Consultant Marion Brown (515-281-8636 / mbrown@idph.state.ia.us) or the Program Manager Allan Lynch (515-281-7504 / alynch@idph.state.ia.us) for standard recommendations on the clinical management of latent TB infection, suspected, and confirmed cases of pulmonary or extrapulmonary TB disease. Specialized physician expertise is accessible by contacting the same phone numbers and email addresses as listed above.

Last Updated: August 28, 2009