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County of San Diego Tuberculosis Report, September 1, 2015

Click Here to Download the Complete Report in PDF County of San Diego Tuberculosis Report Volume 1, Issue 1: Data through July 2015; Report released September 1, 2015. Update on Regimens for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) The number of individuals reported with active TB in San Diego County declined 53% between 1993 (469 cases) and 2014 (220 cases) (1). In recent years, however, the downward trend has slowed locally, as well as across the United States. Modeling studies (2) suggest that to reach TB elimination goals (1 case per million), it will not be enough ...