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TB Case Rates in U.S.-born vs. Foreign-born Persons

United States, 1993-2003

Slide 15: TB Case Rates in U.S.-born vs. Foreign-born Persons, United States, 1993-2003. TB rates in foreign-born persons remain higher than those in the U.S.-born population. From 1993 through 2003, the rates in U.S.-born persons decreased from 7.4 per 100,000 to 2.7, whereas the rates in foreign-born persons decreased from 33.6 per 100,000 to 23.6.

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