TB Research

Changes in tuberculosis epidemiology, United States, 1993–2017

Lori Armstrong, Carla A. Winston, Brock Stewart, Clarisse A. Tsang, Adam J. Langer, Thomas R. Navin

The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2019-07

Abstract

Changes in epidemiologic trends are likely to affect TB incidence in the coming decades. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called for increased attention to TB prevention through the detection and treatment of latent tuberculous infection.

MeSH terms

  • Epidemiology
  • Tuberculosis
  • Medicine