In 1992, health departments in all 50 states, New York City,
and the District of Columbia reported to CDC 26,673 cases of
tuberculosis through the Report of Verified Case of Tuberculosis
surveillance system -- an increase of 390 cases (1.5%) over the
26,283 cases reported in 1991 (1). The tuberculosis incidence rate
for 1992 was 10.5 per 100,000 population, compared with 10.4 per
100,000 in 1991.
Further analysis will be published in CDC Surveillance
Summaries.
Reported by: Div of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for
Prevention Svcs, CDC.
Reference
CDC. Tuberculosis morbidity -- United States, 1991. MMWR
1992;41:240.
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