This report describes the results of the investigation of a cluster of TB cases that occurred in Kansas from 1994 to 2000 among women with a history of working as exotic dancers and persons who were close contacts of the dancers.
This report summarizes data from the national TB surveillance system for 2000 and compares them with data from 1992 to 1999.
The new edition of this guide provides a background on basic epidemiology for TB program staff, as well as descriptions of how these concepts can be put to practical use. In addition to basic epidemiology for tuberculosis, this guide contains information on epidemiologic and statistical techniques that are used in research studies and a chapter on TB genotyping. The information in this guide will assist in analyzing data, assessing current and evolving trends in TB morbidity, identifying risk groups and determining where to allocate staff and resources.
WHO's report on Global TB Control compiles data from over 200 countries and territories each year, monitoring the scale and direction of TB epidemics, implementation and impact of the Stop TB Strategy, and progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.
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This slide set provides an overview of the epidemiology of pediatric TB in the United States.
This is the nineteenth global report on tuberculosis (TB) published by WHO in a series that started in 1997. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic and progress in implementing and financing TB prevention, care and control at global, regional and country levels using data reported by 200 countries and territories that account for over 99% of the world’s TB cases.
This information sheet discusses the TB Genotyping Information Management System (TB GIMS) a secure web-based system for storing and managing genotyping data on TB patients in the United States. It explains the objectives of TB GIMS, who would be the primary users, and the different user roles and access levels. Users are categorized as super user, standard user, and restricted-access user.
This report provides data on the mortality among patients with TB and associations with HIV infection. To investigate the impact of HIV on risk for death during TB treatment in the United States, data were analyzed for all culture-positive patients with TB from 1993 to 2008. The proportion that died was determined and stratified by HIV test result. Mortality data were restricted to patients reported before 2007.
This report discusses the results from the National TB Surveillance System for 2009. A total of 11,540 TB cases were reported in the United States for a TB rate of 3.8 cases per 100,000 population. This was a decrease of 11.4 percent from the rate of 4.2 per 100,000 reported for 2008. This rate was the greatest single-year decrease ever recorded and the lowest recorded rate since national TB surveillance began in 1953.
Basics of MDR-TB Clinical Care: Online Video Series is comprised of a series of short, online lectures presented in easy to digest segments. The series will cover major topics pertaining to epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment regimens, monitoring and case management, side-effects, prevention and isolation, treatment of contacts, and special situations. A distinguished group of experts from public health and academia contributed to the writing and recording of the finalized series. So far, three videos are available. More videos will be added later in 2018.
