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In 2007, five states had at least 500 cases, and seven states recorded that many in 2006. Combined, these four states accounted for 49.2 percent of all TB cases in the country last year. People from racial and ethnic minorities and foreign-born residents continue to be disproportionately affected by. Although 33 states and the District of Columbia reported lower rates in 2008 than in 2007, 17 states had higher rates. -- Tuberculosis cases reached an all-time low rate in the United States last year, according to a new federal government report. Four states -- California, Florida, New York and Texas -- reported more than 500 TB cases each in 2008. In 2008, TB rates ranged from 0.5 per 100,000 in North Dakota to 9.6 per 100,000 in Hawaii, the study said. However, the CDC report also noted that progress in eliminating tuberculosis has slo in recent years, with a 3.8 percent average annual rate of decline between 2000 and 2008, compared with a 7.3 percent rate of decline from 1993 to 2000. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 12,898 new cases of TB in 2008, which equals 4.2 cases per 100,000 people. | chan luu turquoise and plated bead leather wrap bracelet chan luu turquoise mix and plated bead brown leather wrap bracelet chan luu turquoise and silver beads on leather bracelet chan luu turquoise brown leather wrap bracelet chan luu turquoise mix leather wrap bracelet chan luu salmon coral and plated beads on tamba leather wrap bracelet chan luu white mix stones and silver beads on leather wrap bracelet chan luu salmon coral and rose gold beads on tamba leather wrap bracelet chan luu gunmetal bead black leather wrap bracelet chan luu plated and silver bead black leather wrap bracelet chan luu sterling silver bead brown leather wrap bracelet chan luu sterling silver bead with black leather wrap bracelet chan luu gold vermeil and silver bead brown leather wrap bracelet |