Tuberculosis morbidity--United States, 1992

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1993 Sep 17;42(36):696-7, 703-4.

Abstract

In 1992, 26,673 cases of tuberculosis (TB) (10.5 cases per 100,000 population) were reported to CDC from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and New York City, a 1.5% increase over the number reported in 1991 (26,283 [10.4 cases per 100,000]). In addition, 370 cases were reported from Puerto Rico (312) and the U.S. territories (58). This report summarizes final TB surveillance data for 1992 and compares findings with previous years.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Morbidity
  • Tuberculosis / epidemiology*
  • United States / epidemiology