CDC reports small decline in U.S. TB cases in 2003

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Friday, March 19, 20047) CDC reports small decline in U.S. TB cases in 2003

The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases declined by 1.9% in 2003 to 14,871,the smallest annual drop since 1992, the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention reported today. In comparison, the number of TB cases in the U.S.declined an average 6.8% per year from 1993 to 2002. Nineteen states,including California, New York and Texas, saw increases in the number ofcases of TB in 2003. The report found that rates of TB are four times higheramong the foreign-born population, which now accounts for more than half(53.3%) of the national case total, up from 41.7% in 1998 and 21.8% in 1986.Rates of multi-drug-resistant TB also are higher among the foreign-born. Thereport also points to persistent disparities in TB rates among minoritypopulations, particularly the non-Hispanic black population. The reportcalls for "targeted interventions for populations at high risk, activeinvolvement in the global effort against TB, and adequate local resources"to fight TB. For more, visit
 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index.html.



Cyrus Shahpar and Brian Potts
Managing Editors, CAL/AAEM News Service 
UC-Irvine


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7) CDC reports small decline in U.S. TB cases in 2003
</TT></PRE><PRE><TT>The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases declined by 1.9% in 2003 to 14,871,
the smallest annual drop since 1992, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention reported today. In comparison, the number of TB cases in the U.S.
declined an average 6.8% per year from 1993 to 2002. Nineteen states,
including California, New York and Texas, saw increases in the number of
cases of TB in 2003. The report found that rates of TB are four times higher
among the foreign-born population, which now accounts for more than half
(53.3%) of the national case total, up from 41.7% in 1998 and 21.8% in 1986.
Rates of multi-drug-resistant TB also are higher among the foreign-born. The
report also points to persistent disparities in TB rates among minority
populations, particularly the non-Hispanic black population. The report
calls for "targeted interventions for populations at high risk, active
involvement in the global effort against TB, and adequate local resources"
to fight TB. For more, visit <A href="http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index.html" target=_blank>http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index.html</A>.
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