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TB and Whooping Cough On Rise in Montgomery County
"We are seeing striking rises...," says county health director.
By Sebastian Montes
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November 29, 2012
...Montgomery?s rate continues to be nearly twice the state and national norm, Tillman said:
Montgomery County - 7.6 cases per 100,000 residents
Maryland - 4 per 100,000
Nationwide - 3.6 per 100,000
There were 73 cases of TB last year, Tillman said. So far, there are 14 percent more active cases this year than last.
?This is really basically because of the demographics of our county," Tillman said. "We have one-third of our population foreign-born. They come from countries that have very common tuberculosis, so they bring that with them...?
TB and Whooping Cough On Rise in Montgomery County
"We are seeing striking rises...," says county health director.
By Sebastian Montes
Email the author
November 29, 2012
...Montgomery?s rate continues to be nearly twice the state and national norm, Tillman said:
Montgomery County - 7.6 cases per 100,000 residents
Maryland - 4 per 100,000
Nationwide - 3.6 per 100,000
There were 73 cases of TB last year, Tillman said. So far, there are 14 percent more active cases this year than last.
?This is really basically because of the demographics of our county," Tillman said. "We have one-third of our population foreign-born. They come from countries that have very common tuberculosis, so they bring that with them...?