Obligatory Tuberculosis Controls

Student information Centre

Mantoux test and X-Ray of lungs

ALL persons coming from a period of residence of more than 3 months in a country with a high risk of tuberculosis to reside in Norway for more than 3 months are are required to report for tubercolosis (TB) controls on arrival in Norway (ref. Act no. 55 of 5 August 1994 concerning the prevention of infectious diseases, cf. section 51 of the Immigration Regulations).

Obligatory TB controls for students at UMB are organised by Ås Health Station (Ås helsestasjon) and consist of a Mantoux test and an X-ray of the lungs.

1. Mantoux test
The Mantoux test is given at Ås Health Station on a Tuesday and the result must be read off 72 hours later on the following Friday.

The Vaccination clinic is open between 08.00-09.00 on the following dates:
Vaccination: 07.11.06 with reading of result: 10.11.06
Vaccination: 21.11.06 with reading of result: 24.11.06
Vaccination: 05.12.06 with reading of result: 08.12.06
Vaccination: 12.12.06 with reading of result: 15.12.06
Vaccination: 02.01.07 with reading of result: 05.01.07
Vaccination: 16.01.07 with reading of result: 19.01.07
Vaccination: 30.01.07 with reading of result: 02.02.07
Vaccination: 13.02.07 with reading of result: 16.02.07

and every other week thereafter.

2. X-ray of lungs
After reading the results of the Mantoux Test, Ås Health Station issues a requisition for an X-ray of lungs at a national hospital in Oslo (Ullevål).


Note:- Students are responsible for making their own appointments through their local Health Office unless UMB organises TB controls in an Introduction Programme at the beginning of a semester.
- Provided appointments are kept or cancelled in good time beforehand, there is no charge for such obligatory controls.
- The BASIC travel Ås-Oslo-Ås on public transport is refunded against documentation (e.g. travel ticket stubs and Vaccination card stamped by X-ray unit). Many travel tickets to/from inner Oslo entitle the holder to free transfer on public transport in inner Oslo within one hour (or first train from inner Oslo to Ås).
- Travel refund is obtainable from the local NAV trygd office, (Labour and welfare office, previously known as Trygdekontoret).
Address in Ås: Moerveien 10, Ås (top floor above Ås Post Office).

For further information contact:
Ås helsestasjonen
Vektergården
Moerveien 5
1430 Ås

Telephone: 64 96 22 40

Location: above Ås Police Station, up two flights of stairs.

Facilitator at UMB: Student Information Centre: Anne Utvær.


Updated: 27.10.06
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