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\nWe have made progress in reducing the number of cases of tuberculosis (TB) in the United States. Still, outbreaks occur and TB remains a serious public health issue.
\nAlthough progress has been made toward eliminating tuberculosis (TB) in the United States, TB cases and outbreaks continue to occur and remain a serious public health issue. In 2013, the reported number of TB cases decreased slightly from the previous year. In 2013, there were 9,582 reported TB cases in the United States, an incidence of 3.0 cases per 100,000 persons. In 2012, reported cases totaled 9,940, an incidence of 3.2 cases per 100,000 persons.
\nDespite consistent declines in TB cases and case rates since 1993, vulnerable populations remain at higher risk for TB in the United States. TB rates are higher for some racial and ethnic groups due to a greater proportion of people in these groups who have other risk factors for TB. The figures for 2013 show that:
\nReported TB cases, United States, 1993 and 2013
\nForeign-born persons accounted for the majority of all cases reported in the United States.
\nTB case rates, United States, 2013
\nTo address the high number of TB cases among foreign-born persons, CDC is collaborating with other national and international public health organizations to improve testing and treatment of immigrants and refugees before entering the U.S., test recent arrivals from countries with high rates of TB, and improve TB control activities along the border between the United States and Mexico. Foreign-born cases are declining in number, but not as quickly as among the U.S.-born.
\nOngoing efforts are needed to address the persistent disparities that exist between U.S.-born and foreign-born persons, and between whites and minorities in the United States, to achieve elimination of TB.
\nData Source
CDC. Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2013. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, October 2014