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U.S. TB infections drop to record low-CDC
22 Mar 2012 17:28
Source: reuters // Reuters
* TB rates 12 times higher among foreign-born individuals
* More than half of foreign-born cases from five countries
By Julie Steenhuysen
CHICAGO, March 22 (Reuters) - U.S. cases of tuberculosis fell 6.4 percent in 2011 to an all-time low, but missed a national target of eliminating the disease as cases among foreign-born individuals persisted, health officials said on Thursday.
Unless factors change significantly, the United States will not be able to eliminate TB - meaning fewer than one case per one million people - until the year 2100, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
U.S. TB infections drop to record low-CDC
22 Mar 2012 17:28
Source: reuters // Reuters
* TB rates 12 times higher among foreign-born individuals
* More than half of foreign-born cases from five countries
By Julie Steenhuysen
CHICAGO, March 22 (Reuters) - U.S. cases of tuberculosis fell 6.4 percent in 2011 to an all-time low, but missed a national target of eliminating the disease as cases among foreign-born individuals persisted, health officials said on Thursday.
Unless factors change significantly, the United States will not be able to eliminate TB - meaning fewer than one case per one million people - until the year 2100, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...