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Article: TB cases fall, but strain is resisting
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- March 24, 2006
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Tuberculosis cases in California and nationwide are dropping to
record lows, but a super-strain of TB resistant to antibiotics is
emerging, health officials warned in advance of World TB Day today.
Meanwhile, some counties across California -- including Alameda --
saw an uptick in TB cases over last year.
California has the highest number of TB cases of any state, with a
total of 2,900 cases in 2005, down from 2,989 the previous year.
Although the
state saw a record low total cases last year, 10 of the 20 cities
nationwide with the most TB cases are in California, including
Oakland, Stockton, Vallejo, San Francisco and San Jose.
"The notion remains that TB is a disease of the past, but it ...