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Article: TUBERCULOSIS CASES REACH ALL-TIME LOW IN US
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- June 12, 2001
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United Press International
06-12-2001
Tuberculosis cases reach all-time low in US
ATLANTA, Jun 12, 2001 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Tuberculosis cases in the United States hit an all-time low last year, falling by 7 percent from the 1999 rate and marking the eighth consecutive year the numbers have gone down, federal health officials said Tuesday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there were 16,377 TB cases reported in 2000 in the 50 states and District of Columbia. The nation's tuberculosis rate fell from 10.5 cases per 100,000 people in 1992 to 5.8 cases per 100,000 in 2000, a decline of 45 percent, the CDC said. The disease was once the nation's leading ...