US tuberculosis cases in 2023 were at highest level in a decade, CDC says
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the number of U.S. tuberculosis cases rose 16% in 2023 compared to the year before and are the highest since 2013.
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"The rate also increased from 2.5 per 100,000 persons in 2022 to 2.9 in 2023," it added, noting that numbers were up among all age groups. Data from the agency shows nearly 10,000 infections in 2013.
CDC officials expected TB numbers would rise, but the 2023 count "was a little more than was expected," Dr. Philip LoBue, director of the agency's Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, told The Associated Press.
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