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Fact Sheets
Tuberculosis In Blacks
TB Elimination: Now Is the Time!
Black, non-Hispanic persons continue to have a disproportionate
share of tuberculosis (TB) in the United States.
- In 2007, TB was reported in 3,470 black, non-Hispanic persons —
26% of all persons reported with TB nationally.
- In 2007, the rate of TB in black, non-Hispanic persons was 9.4
cases per 100,000 population, which is more than 8.5 times higher
than the rate of TB in white, non-Hispanic persons (1.1 cases per
100,000 population).
The proportion of TB in black, non-Hispanic persons is even greater
if only U.S.-born persons reported with TB are examined.
- U.S.-born persons represented 42% of all TB cases reported in the
United States in 2007.
- And among these U.S.-born persons reported with TB, 45% were
black, non-Hispanic persons.
Although rates of TB in both blacks and whites have declined
substantially over the past decade, the disparity remains. We must
better target our efforts to prevent and control TB in this minority
population.
Last Modified: 11/12/2008
Last Reviewed: 05/18/2008 Content Source: Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
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