In 1991, health departments in all 50 states, New York City,
and the District of Columbia reported to CDC 26,283 cases of
tuberculosis through the Report of a Verified Case of Tuberculosis
surveillance system -- an increase of 582 cases (2.3%) from 25,701
cases reported in 1990 (1). The tuberculosis incidence rate for
1991 was 10.4 per 100,000 population, compared to 10.3 per 100,000
in 1990.
Further analysis will be published in an issue of CDC
Surveillance Summaries.
Reported by: Div of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for
Prevention Svcs, CDC.
Reference
CDC. Tuberculosis morbidity in the United States: final data,
1990. MMWR 1991;40 (no. SS-3):23-7.
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