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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. Although 33 states and the District of Columbia reported lower rates in 2008 than in 2007, 17 states had higher rates. 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. 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. 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% of all TB cases in the country last year. Rates among Hispanics, blacks and Asians were 7.5, 8.1 and 23.4 times higher, respectively, than among whites in 2008. The TB rate among foreign-born residents was. | identa confirm hashish / marijuana detector identa confirm ecstasy (mdma) detector odv narcopouch cocaine hci & crack test, cocaine salts & base reagent, pouch, 10/pk odv narcotest cocaine hci & crack test, cocaine salts & base reagent, tube, 10/pk detect now spray cocaine/crack drug test identa refill identa stinger professional substance detection dw0732 - digital laser detector &detector clamp gsm detector, phone signal detector and spy gadget dewalt dw0732 digital laser detector and detector clamp dewalt dw0772 digital laser detector & detector clamp smart cellular detector-detector of cell phone bugs zc185 radio frequency detector (rf detector) energie 704-detector-001-62 detector fashion sunglasses black-red/gray greenlee 8656 na detector 9 volt coil load detector featuring no complicated screens |