Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2018

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Acknowledgements

This report was prepared by:

Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Outbreak Investigations Branch

Thomas R. Navin, MD, Chief

Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE)

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Surveillance Team

Adam J. Langer, DVM, MPH, Lead

Robert H. Pratt, BS

Clarisse A. Tsang, MPH

LCDR Laura A. Vonnahme, MPH

Adriana Alvarez

Molecular Epidemiology Activity

CDR Benjamin J. Silk, PhD, MPH, Lead

Steve Kammerer, MBA

Julie L. Self, PhD, MPH

Yuri Springer, PhD

Other DTBE staff contributing to the production of this publication:

Data Management, Statistics and Evaluation Branch

Sandy Price, PMP

Cynthia Adams¹

Stacey Parker¹

Katrina Williams¹

Jeanette Roberts¹

Molecular Epidemiology Activity

Kala Marks Raz, MPH

Clinton McDaniel, MPH

Sarah Talarico, PhD, MPH

Kathryn Winglee, PhD

Office of the Director

Philip LoBue, MD

Carla A. Winston, PhD

Surveillance Team

Lori Armstrong, PhD²

Divia Forbes

Elvin J. Magee, MPH, MS

William Walker, DVM, PhD

Communications, Education, and Behavioral Studies Branch

Field Services Branch

Laboratory Branch

We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of all state and local health departments throughout the United States whose staff collected and reported the data used in this publication

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¹CDC Information Management Systems Contractor

²This report is dedicated to Dr. Lori Armstrong for her >16 years of federal public health service in DTBE.

Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2018

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

Division of Tuberculosis Elimination

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention………………………………………………..……………………Robert R. Redfield, MD

Director

Deputy Director of Infectious Diseases……………………………………….…..…………………………………..…….Jay C. Butler, MD

Acting Director

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention…………RADM Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH

Director

Division of Tuberculosis Elimination………………………………………………………….……………………………….Philip LoBue, MD

Director

Communications, Education, and Behavioral Studies Branch………………………….…………………..Nickolas DeLuca, PhD

Chief

Data Management, Statistics, and Evaluation Branch…………………………………….……Roque Miramontes, PA-C, MPH

Chief

Field Services Branch……………………………………………………………….……………………………….Terence L. Chorba, MD, DSc

Chief

Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Outbreak Investigations Branch……………………………………….Thomas R. Navin, MD

Chief

Surveillance Team……………………………………………………………………………………………………..Adam J. Langer, DVM, MPH

Lead

For more information, contact

Division of Tuberculosis Elimination

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

1600 Clifton Road NE, MS US12-4, Atlanta, GA 30329

Phone: 404-639-8120

Internet Address: http://www.cdc.gov/tb/

Suggested Citation:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2018.

Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC; 2019.