Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2008
Surveillance Report
- Full Report (PDF–1.4MB)
- Preface & Contents (PDF–467k)
- Executive Commentary (PDF–254k)
- Technical Notes (PDF–261k)
- Index (PDF-227k)
Morbidity Trend Tables, United States (PDF – 814k)
- Table 1. Tuberculosis Cases, Case Rates per 100,000 Population, Deaths, and Death Rates per 100,000 Population, and Percent Change: United States, 1953–2008
- Table 2. Tuberculosis Cases, Percentages, and Case Rates per 100,000 Population by Hispanic Ethnicity and non-Hispanic Race: United States, 1993–2008
- Table 3. Tuberculosis Cases, Percentages, and Case Rates per 100,000 Population by Race Only: United States, 1993–2008
- Table 4. Tuberculosis Cases, Percentages, and Case Rates per 100,000 Population by Age Group: United States, 1993–2008
- Table 5. Tuberculosis Cases, Percentages, and Case Rates per 100,000 Population by Origin of Birth: United States, 1993–2008
- Table 6. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages Among Foreign-born Persons by the Top 30 Countries by Origin of Birth: United States, 2004–2008
- Table 7. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages Among Adult Foreign-born Persons by Country of Origin and Years in the United States Before TB Diagnosis, Top 30 Countries: United States, 2008 and 1998
- Table 8. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Case Verification Criterion and Site of Disease: United States, 1993–2008
- Table 9. Pulmonary Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Sputum Smear and Sputum Culture Results: United States, 1993–2008
- Table 10. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages, by Resistance to INH or Multidrug Resistance in Persons with No Previous History of TB, by Origin of Birth: United States, 1993–2008
- Table 11. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages, by Resistance to INH or Multidrug Resistance in Persons with Previous History of TB, by Origin of Birth: United States, 1993–2008
- Table 12. Percentages of TB Cases by Initial Drug Regimen, Use of Directly Observed Therapy (DOT), and Completion of Therapy (COT): United States, 1993–2008
- Table 13. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages in Persons with HIV Test Results and with HIV Coinfection by Age Group: United States, 1993–2008
- Table 14. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Reason TB Therapy Stopped: United States, 1993-2006
Morbidity Tables, United States, 2008 (PDF – 458k)
- Table 15. Tuberculosis Cases by Hispanic Ethnicity and Non-Hispanic Race, Sex, and Age Group: United States, 2008
- Table 16. Tuberculosis Case Rates per 100,000 Population by Hispanic Ethnicity and Non-Hispanic Race, Sex, and Age Group: United States, 2008
- Table 17. Tuberculosis Cases in U.S.-born Persons by Hispanic Ethnicity and Non-Hispanic Race, Sex, and Age Group: United States, 2008
- Table 18. Tuberculosis Cases in Foreign-born Persons by Hispanic Ethnicity and Non-Hispanic Race, Sex, and Age Group: United States, 2008
- Table 19. Tuberculosis Cases by Country of Origin: United States, 2008
Morbidity Tables Reporting Areas, 2008 (PDF – 1MB)
- Table 20. Tuberculosis Cases and Case Rates per 100,000 Population: States, 2008 and 2007
- Table 21. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Age Group: Reporting Areas, 2008
- Table 22. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Hispanic Ethnicity and Non-Hispanic Race: Reporting Areas, 2008
- Table 23. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages, U.S.-born and Foreign-born Persons: States, 2008
- Table 24. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages in Foreign-born Persons by Country of Origin: States, 2008
- Table 25. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages in Foreign-born Persons by Number of Years in the United States: States, 2008
- Table 26. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Disease: Reporting Areas, 2008
- Table 27. Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Site of Disease: Reporting Areas, 2008
- Table 28. Tuberculosis Cases and Case Rates per 100,000 Population, Ranked and Grouped by Number of Cases: States and the District of Columbia, 2008 and 2007
Morbidity Tables, Reporting Areas, 2008 and 2006 (PDF – 1.1MB)
- Table 29. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Residence in Correctional Facilities, Age ≥15: Reporting Areas, 2008
- Table 30. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Homeless Status, Age ≥15: Reporting Areas, 2008
- Table 31. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Residence in Long-term Care Facilities, Age ≥15: Reporting Areas, 2008
- Table 32. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Injecting Drug Use, Age ≥15: Reporting Areas, 2008
- Table 33. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Noninjecting Drug Use Age ≥15: Reporting Areas, 2008
- Table 34. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Excess Alcohol Use, Age ≥15: Reporting Areas, 2008
- Table 35. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Initial Drug Regimen: Reporting Areas, 2008
- Table 36. Culture-Positive Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages with Drug Susceptibility Results, by Resistance to INH or Multidrug Resistance: Reporting Areas, 2008
- Table 37. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages Among Persons Aged 25–44 by HIV Status: Reporting Areas, 2008
- Table 38. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Occupation, Age ≥15: Reporting Areas, 2008
- Table 39. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Type of Health Care Provider: Reporting Areas, 2006
- Table 40. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Directly Observed Therapy (DOT): Reporting Areas, 2006
- Table 41. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Completion of Tuberculosis Therapy (COT): Reporting Areas, 2006
- Table 42. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages by Reason Therapy Stopped: Reporting Areas, 2006
- Table 43. Completion of Tuberculosis Therapy (COT) Cases and Percentages by Hispanic Ethnicity and Non-Hispanic Race: Reporting Areas, 2006
- Table 44. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages in Persons Completing Therapy for Whom Therapy Was Indicated for One Year or Less: States, Reporting Areas, 2002-2006
Morbidity Tables, Cities and Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 2008 (PDF – 765k)
- Table 45. Tuberculosis Cases in Selected Cities: 2008 and 2007
- Table 46. Tuberculosis Cases and Case Rates per 100,000 Population: Metropolitan Statistical Areas with ≥500,000 Population, 2008 and 2007
- Table 47. Tuberculosis Cases by Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Disease: Metropolitan Statistical Areas with ≥500,000 Population, 2008
- Table 48. Tuberculosis Cases by Age Group: Metropolitan Statistical Areas with ≥500,000 Population, 2008
- Table 49. Tuberculosis Cases by Hispanic Ethnicity and Non-Hispanic Race: Metropolitan Statistical Areas with ≥500,000 Population, 2008
- Table 50. Tuberculosis Cases and Percentages, U.S.-born Persons and Foreign-born Persons: Metropolitan Statistical Areas with ≥500,000 Population, 2008
Surveillance Slide Set, 2008 (PPT - 269K)
- Slides
- Slide Narratives (PDF – 257k)
Appendices (PDF – 441k)
- Appendix A: Tuberculosis Case Definition for Public Health Surveillance
- Appendix B: Recommendations for Counting Reported Tuberculosis Cases
Suggested Citation: CDC. Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2008. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, September 2009.

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