Efforts To Eliminate Tuberculosis In U.S. By 2010 Fall Far Short Of Benchmarks; Greater Outreach To Immigrants, Global Efforts Needed
The U.S. is likely to fall far short of its benchmark goals toward eliminating tuberculosis as a public health problem, according to data from a nationwide survey. Latent TB infection (LTBI) prevalence in the 1999-2000 U.S. population (excluding homeless and incarcerated individuals) was found to be 4.2 percent, according to the survey. The current infection rate would have to be 1 percent and decreasing if the U.S.
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