Epidemiology

TB Continued to Decline in U.S During 1997

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, June 8th, 1998

1997 marked the fifth straight year of declining tuberculosis cases in the United States, but saw a slight increase in cases among foreign-born persons, according to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report.

"The decline in the overall number of reported tuberculosis cases has been attributed to stronger TB-control programs that emphasize promptly identifying persons with TB, initiating appropriate therapy, and ensuring completion of therapy," researchers from the CDC Division of Tuberculosis Elimination wrote ("Tuberculosis Mortality - United States," Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, April 1998;47(13):253-257).

"The...

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Source: TB and Outbreaks Week (1998-06-08)

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