2011 TB stats
- 10,528 TB cases reported in United States in 2011
- This is the lowest number of reported cases since data has been collect in 1953
- This change lowered the number of reports cases by 5.8%[1][5]
We are headed in the right direction!
[5]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/slidesets/corecurr/default.htm. Chapter 1: Overview of TB Epidemiology in the United States. July 2013.
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