TB in African Americans This is an archived document. The links
and content are no longer being updated. Epidemiology of
Tuberculosis in African-American Population, United States
1993-2005 - Slide Text Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in African-
American Population, United States 1993-2005 Kenneth G. Castro,
M.D., Assistant Surgeon General, USPHS, Director, Division of
Tuberculosis Elimination National Center for HIV, Hepatitis,
STD, and TB Prevention* Coordinating Center for Infectious
Diseases The resurgence of TB in the mid 1980s was marked by
several years of increasing case counts followed by a steeper
rise for several years. Trends in TB cases decreased from
approximately 26,000 in 1982 to approximately 22,000 cases in
1984. The trend began to rise again around 1988 until it peaked
to approximately 27,000 cases in 1992. From 1992 to 2005, the
total number of TB cases has decreased each year. In 2005, a
total of 14,093 TB cases were reported in the United States. In
2004, 82% of all reported TB cases occurr