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The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 were the highest in a decade, according to a new government report. Most U.S. TB cases are diagnosed in people born in other countries. Experts say ...
The total cause count associated with the current outbreak in the Kansas City Metro area (67) makes it “the largest outbreak in the U.S. at this time over the span of one year since the CDC ...
There were 9,633 cases of TB disease reported in the U.S. in 2023, according to the CDC, which is 15.6% more than the prior year. Original article source: Kansas City tuberculosis outbreak is ...
In the United States, Native Americans have a fivefold greater mortality from TB, [197] and racial and ethnic minorities accounted for 88% of all reported TB cases. [198] The overall tuberculosis case rate in the United States was 2.9 per 100,000 persons in 2023, representing a 16% increase in cases compared to 2022.
In Moldova, the crumbling health system has led to the rise of MDR-TB. [77] In 2013, the Mexico–United States border was noted to be "a very hot region for drug resistant TB", though the number of cases remained small. [78] A study in Los Angeles, California, found that only 6% of cases of MDR-TB were clustered.
On March 28, 2007, his doctors and the health department believed the tuberculosis (TB) strain that Speaker had was a resistant one and communicated this to the CDC. On May 1 the apparent MDR TB infection was discussed with the CDC lab by his doctors and they discussed discontinuing the treatment he was on at that time.
Official figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) show that cases of tuberculosis increased by 11 per cent by the end of last year, with nearly 5,000 people diagnosed with the disease.
Development of resistance is associated with poor management of cases. As of 2011, drug susceptibility testing is done in less than 5% of TB cases globally [3] Without testing to determine drug resistance profiles, MDR- or XDR-TB patients may develop resistance to additional drugs and can continue to spread the disease to others. TDR-TB is ...