U.S. Tuberculosis Rate Hits Lowest on Record
The tuberculosis infection rate in the United States fell to a record low last year -- the lowest since reporting began 52 years ago -- but the relatively small decline raised fears that the nation was falling behind in its battle to eliminate the disease.
A total of 14,511 active TB infections, or 4.9 cases per 100,000 people, were reported to U.S. authorities in 2004, according to data published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
That compared with 14,858 cases and a rate of 5.1 cases per 100,000 in 2003.
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