Tuberculosis rates have dropped over the past 8 years. There is a dramatic differences across racial and ethnic lines for TB (2003-2010)
- American Indians or Alaska Natives
- 8.2 down to 6.4 per 100,000 persons
- Asians
- 29.9 down to 22.4 per 100,000 persons
- Blacks or African Americans
- 11.7 down to 7.0 per 100,000 persons
- Naive Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders
- 16.2 down to 20.8 per 100,000 persons
- Hispanic or Latinos
- 10.3 down to 6.5 per 100,000 persons
- Whites
- 1.4 down to 0.9 per 100,000 persons[6]
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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