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Alternative Title:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Personal Author:
Alami, Negar Niki ; Yuen, Courtney M. ; Miramontes, Roque ; Pratt, Robert ; Price, Sandy F. ; ... More +
Alami, Negar Niki ; Yuen, Courtney M. ; Miramontes, Roque ; Pratt, Robert ; Price, Sandy F. ; Navin, Thomas R. Less -
Corporate Authors:
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of Tuberculosis Elimination.
Description:
In 2013, a total of 9,588 new tuberculosis (TB) cases were reported in the United States, with an incidence rate of 3.0 cases per 100,000 population, a decrease of 4.2% from 2012. This report summarizes provisional TB surveillance data reported to CDC in 2013. Although case counts and incidence rates continue to decline, certain populations are disproportionately affected. The TB incidence rate among foreign-born persons in 2013 was approximately 13 times greater than the incidence rate among U.S.-born persons, and the proportion of TB cases occurring in foreign-born persons continues to increase, reaching 64.6% in 2013. Racial/ethnic disparities in TB incidence persist, with TB rates among non-Hispanic Asians almost 26 times greater than among non-Hispanic whites. Four states (California, Texas, New York, and Florida), home to approximately one third of the U.S. population, accounted for approximately half the TB cases reported in 2013. The proportion of TB cases occurring in these four states increased from 49.9% in 2012 to 51.3% in 2013. Continued progress toward TB elimination in the United States will require focused TB control efforts among populations and in geographic areas with disproportionate burdens of TB.
Subject:
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African Americans
Asian Americans
Health Status Disparities
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Incidence
Population Surveillance
Tuberculosis
Whites

Source:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014; 63(11):229-233.
Pubmed ID:
24647398
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4584631
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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