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Reported TB Cases by Race/Ethnicity
United States, 2004
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Slide 9. Reported TB Cases by Race/Ethnicity,
United States,
2004. In 2004, 82% of all reported TB cases occurred in racial
and ethnic minorities (29% in Hispanics, 28% in non-Hispanic black
or African Americans, 23% in Asians, 1% in American Indian or Alaska
Natives, and <1% in Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders),
whereas 18% of cases occurred in non-Hispanic whites. Persons reporting
two or more races totaled less than 1% of all cases. This is the
first year that Hispanics have constituted the single largest percentage
of TB cases among all racial/ethnic groups. |
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