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Although 33 states and the District of Columbia reported lower rates in 2008 than in 2007, 17 states had higher rates. Combined, these four states accounted for 49.2% of all TB cases in the country last year. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 12,898 new cases of TB in 2008, which equals 4.2 cases per 100,000 people. 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. In 2007, five states had at least 500 cases, and seven states recorded that many in 2006. The TB rate among foreign-born residents was 20.2. Rates among Hispanics, blacks and Asians were 7.5, 8.1 and 23.4 times higher, respectively, than among whites in 2008. However, the CDC report also noted that progress in eliminating tuberculosis has slo in recent years, with a 3.8% average annual rate of decline between 2000 and 2008, compared with a 7.3% rate of decline from 1993 to 2000. People from racial and ethnic minorities and foreign-born residents continue to be disproportionately affected by TB, the CDC said. Four states -- California, Florida, New York and Texas -- reported more than 500 TB cases each in 2008. | emu australia stinger lo boots winter shoes brown emu australia stinger lo boots winter shoes green emu australia stinger lo boots snow shoes purple womens emu australia stinger lo boots snow shoes black womens emu australia maloo boots winter shoes gray womens emu australia mila lo kids boots winter shoes pink emu australia stinger mini boots ankle shoes brown womens emu australia men's deluxe stinger lo leather water resistant sheepskin boot - mens shoes emu australia narooma boots winter shoes brown womens emu australia stinger lo boots women chestnut emu australia stinger lo boots women black, chestnut, chocolate emu australia stinger mini boots snow shoes green emu australia stinger mini boots snow shoes brown |