World TB Day 2019

March 21, 2019 – Latest analysis of tuberculosis trends demonstrates progress has slowed in recent years.

New preliminary 2018 TB surveillance data present the lowest number of cases on record and also demonstrates the slowed progress toward TB elimination. In 2018, 9,029 new cases of TB were reported in the U.S, a -0.7 percent drop from the prior year. However, the current TB rate (2.8 cases per 100,000 persons) remains at levels 28 times higher than the TB elimination target rate.

TB is still a life-threatening problem in this country. TB knows no borders, and people here in the United States are suffering from TB. Anyone can get TB. View TB Personal Stories for insights into the experiences of several people who were diagnosed and treated for TB disease, as well as the work of TB control professionals.

*Updated data will be available in CDC’s annual TB surveillance report later this year.

Resources:

Media Summary: Tuberculosis – United States, 2018
MMWR: Tuberculosis – United States, 2018
Additional World TB Day Resources

Graphics:

World TB Day Graphics

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The Path to TB Elimination Is Clear

This graph shows data on TB in the U.S from 1993 to 2018. The total number of reported TB cases is displayed in bars, and the TB rate per 100,000 people is displayed as a line. The graph shows that while decreases in TB cases and TB rates have continued since 1993, the decrease has slowed in recent years. TB case counts in the U.S. ranged from a high point of 25,102 in 1993 to a low of 9,092 in 2018. The U.S. TB rate ranged from a high point of 9.7 in 1993 to a low of 2.8 in 2017 and 2018. The data for 2018 are preliminary. On a right-hand panel there is a close-up of TB data from 2014 to 2018, which shows a plateau in the decline of both cases and rates during this time period. Beneath the data is text that reads: It’s time to eliminate tuberculosis in the U.S.

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New preliminary 2018 TB surveillance data present the lowest number of cases on record and also demonstrates the slowed progress toward TB elimination.

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TB Rates in the U.S., 1993 – 2018 (Preliminary)

This bar graph shows the reported TB rate in the U.S. from 1993 to 2018. Above the chart is text that reads: The path to TB elimination is clear, but progress has slowed in recent years. The U.S. TB rate is displayed as cases per 100,000 people. The graph shows that while decreases in the U.S. TB rate has continued since 1993, the decrease has slowed in recent years. The U.S. TB rate ranged from a high point of 9.7 in 1993 to a low of 2.8 in 2017 and 2018. The data for 2018 are preliminary. On a right-hand panel there is an image of lungs. Beneath the lungs is text that reads: It’s time to eliminate tuberculosis in the U.S.

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While decreases in the U.S. TB rate has continued since 1993, the decrease has slowed in recent years. Preliminary 2018 data show that the current TB rate (2.8 cases per 100,000 persons) remains at levels 28 times higher than the TB elimination target rate.

TB Cases in the U.S., 1993 – 2018 (Preliminary)

This bar graph shows the number of reported TB cases in the U.S. from 1993 to 2018. Above the chart is text that reads: The path to TB elimination is clear, but progress has slowed in recent years. The graph shows that while decreases in U.S. TB cases has continued since 1993, the decrease has slowed in recent years. TB case counts in the U.S. ranged from a high point of 25,102 in 1993 to a low of 9,092 in 2018. The data for 2018 are preliminary. On a right-hand panel there is an image of lungs. Beneath the lungs is text that reads: It’s time to eliminate tuberculosis in the U.S.

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TB case counts in the U.S. ranged from a high point of 25,102 in 1993 to a low of 9,092 in 2018 – the lowest ever reported in United States. However, progress has slowed in recent years.

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Content source: National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention