World TB Day 2015 TB Epidemiology 2005-2014 Suzanne J. Keller
Dec 24, 2015
World TB Day 2015
TB Epidemiology 2005-2014Suzanne J. Keller
Global TB: We are all connected
• In 2013, there were an estimated 9 million new cases of TB
• An estimated 1.5 million deaths occurred in 2013, including 360,000 that were associated with HIV
• Globally in 2013, MDR-TB was seen in nearly 315,000 cases
TB Rates by Race/Ethnicity 2014
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
0.6
5.1
5
17.9
Source: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Proportion of TB Cases by National Origin 2014
Foreign-born 66%
US-born 34%
Source: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
TB Case Rate per 100,000 VA and US: 2010-2014
Year Virginia TB Cases
Virginia TB Rate
US TB Cases US TB Rate
2010 268 3.4 11,181 3.6
2011 221 2.7 10,521 3.4
2012 235 2.9 9,951 3.2
2013 179 2.2 9,582 3.0
2014 198 2.4 9,412 3.0
TB in Virginia: 2005-2014
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140
50
100
150
200
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350
400
VA TB Cases by Age Group: 2005-2014
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140
20
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100
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140
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VA TB Cases Sex: 2005-2014
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140
20406080
100120140160180
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VA TB Cases by Race/Ethnicity: 2005-2014
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Asian/PIBlackHispanicWhite
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VA TB Cases by Region: 2005-2014
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ases
Northwest Southwest Central Eastern Northern
2005200620072008200920102011201220132014
VA Foreign vs. US Born TB Cases: 2005-2014
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140
50100150200250300350400
Foreign BornUS Born
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VA Foreign Born TB Cases by Years in US at Start Treatment: 2005-2014
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140
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150
200
250
>10 years6 to 10 years3 to 5 years<=2 years
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VA TB Cases Top Five Countries of Origin: 2005-2014
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Viet Nam Viet Nam Philippines India Ethiopia Ethiopia India India Ethiopia India
India Mexico El Salvador Viet Nam Viet Nam Viet Nam Ethiopia Mexico India Viet Nam
Mexico Ethiopia India Philippines India India Philippines Philippines Viet Nam S. Korea
Philippines Philippines Bolivia Ethiopia Philippines Philippines Viet NamSouth Korea Philippines Ethiopia
South Korea India Mexico Mexico Nepal
South Korea
Mex,ChinaNepal Viet Nam El Salvador
El Salvador& Philippines
Thoughts for World TB Day 2015 The global burden of TB is still huge, yet we are seeing
some advances in technology that may have an impact for early treatment and treating X-DR TB
The decline of TB nationally in 2014 was the smallest
decline in 10 years
Central Region reported the lowest number of cases in recent memory