2011 Surveillance Slides

Slide 16. Percentage of TB Cases Among Foreign-born Persons, United States, 2002 and 2012. The percentage range of the total number of TB cases that occurred in foreign-born persons in each state is highlighted for 2002 and 2012 in these side-by-side maps. The number of states with less than 25% of their TB cases among the foreign-born decreased from 11 states in 2002 to 7 states in 2012. The number of states with at least 25-49% of cases among the foreign-born decreased from 18 states in 2002 to 13 states in 2012. However, the number of states that had 50% or more of their cases among the foreign-born increased from 23 states in 2002 to 31 states in 2012.

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