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CDC Says TB Cases Down 6.4 Percent During 1995

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, June 17th, 1996

For the third straight year there has been a drop in tuberculosis cases in the United States, but a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned that while the TB battle is being won, the war still rages.

During 1995 TB incidence in the U.S. declined by 6.4 percent compared to 1994, with just 22,813 cases reported (8.7 cases per 100,000 population).

The CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for May 10, 1996 noted that a 14.5 percent total decline in tuberculosis cases between 1992 and 1995 can be attributed to improved laboratory methods and control efforts as well as increased federal and local funding.

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