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Trends in Tuberculosis -- United States, 2007.

Authors :
Pratt, R.
Robinson, V.
Navin, T.
Menzies, H.
Source :
MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. 3/21/2008, Vol. 57 Issue 11, p281-285. 5p. 1 Chart, 1 Graph, 1 Map.
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

The article summarizes provisional 2007 data on tuberculosis (TB) cases in the U.S. from the National TB Surviellance System and describes trends since 1993. A total of 13, 293 TB cases were reported in the U.S. in 2007 and the TB rate decreased 4.2% from 2006 to 4.4 cases per 100,000 population. The rate of TB incidence in 2007 was the lowest recorded since national reporting started in 1953.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01492195
Volume :
57
Issue :
11
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
31486850