Trends in Tuberculosis - United States, 2004. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 54(10): 245-249, March 18, 2005.

This report summarizes data from the national TB surveillance system for 2004 and describes trends since 1993. Findings indicate that although the 2004 TB rate was the lowest recorded in the United States since national reporting began in 1953, the declines in rates for 2003 (2.3%) and 2004 (3.3%) were the smallest since 1993. TB rates greater than the US average continue to be reported in certain racial/ethnic populations.