|
|
Article: Although Statewide and Nationwide TB Cases Decrease, TB Cases Increase in 23 Local California Areas; American Lung Association of California Cautions Against Relaxing Prevention Efforts on World Stop TB Day, March 24.
- Article from:
- AScribe Business & Economics News Service
- Article date:
- March 22, 2006
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 AScribe. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: American Lung Association
OAKLAND, Calif., March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Although tuberculosis (TB) cases dropped 2.9 percent nationwide (2005 compared to 2004), and three percent in California, increases were experienced in 23 local California areas. On World TB Day (March 24), the American Lung Association of California emphasizes that the declining number of cases continues to slow and calls on the State of California to avert a TB resurgence in this state by increasing funding for prevention and control efforts.
"Although TB is almost completely curable, every three days, a child under five years of age contracts TB in California and 200 ...